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Peru congress elects Jose Balcazar as new interim president

February 19, 2026 at 03:19 AM
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Peru congress elects Jose Balcazar as new interim president
Feb ⁠18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers ⁠on Wednesday elected Jose ‌Balcazar as the country's new interim president ​ahead of general ⁠elections in ⁠April, making him the ⁠country's ‌eighth president in ⁠as many years. Read full story

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Feb ⁠18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers ⁠on Wednesday elected Jose ‌Balcazar as the country's new interim president ​ahead of general ⁠elections in ⁠April, making him the ⁠country's ‌eighth president in ⁠as many years. Read full story This article provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of current events.
Feb ⁠18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers ⁠on Wednesday elected Jose ‌Balcazar as the country's new interim president ​ahead of general ⁠elections in ⁠April, making him the ⁠country's ‌eighth president in ⁠as many years. Read full story Jose Maria Balcazar, a member of Peru's Congress, casts his vote as Congress holds a session to elect a new president following Jose Jeri's ousting over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru February 18, 2026. Ernesto Arias/Peru Congress/Handout via REUTERS Feb ⁠18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers ⁠on Wednesday elected Jose ‌Balcazar as the country's new interim president ​ahead of general ⁠elections in ⁠April, making him the ⁠country's ‌eighth president in ⁠as many years. Balcazar will also ​assume ‌the role of ⁠head ​of Congress.Peru's Congress on Tuesday voted ⁠to oust President ​Jose Jeri after just four months in ⁠office due to a scandal over undisclosed meetings with ​a Chinese ⁠businessman.(Reporting by Lucinda ​Elliot, Cassandra ‌Garrison and Natalia ​Siniawski; Editing by Alistair Bell) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!

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