LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country's eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day ...

Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected José María Balcázar, an 83-year-old lawmaker from Peru Libre, as the country’s interim president following the removal of President José Jerí amid allegations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jose Maria Balcazar, a member of Peru's Congress, casts his vote as Congress holds a session to elect a new president following ...

Feb. 19 (UPI) --Peru's Congress elected leftist lawmaker Jose Maria Balcazar, 83, as interim president late Wednesday after removing Jose Jeri a day earlier amid corruption allegations. Lawmakers ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — On Wednesday, Peru's Congress elected José María Balcázar as the country's eighth president in a decade, following the removal of his predecessor over corruption allegations just one ...

Feb 19 - Jose Balcazar, a left‑wing lawmaker who has faced backlash over comments about child marriage, became Peru’s new leader after Congress elected him to serve as interim president following the ...

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Jose Balcazar leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's ...

Feb 18 - Peruvian lawmakers elected Jose Balcazar as the country's new interim president on Wednesday ahead of general elections in April, making him the country's eighth president in as many years.

Jose Maria Balcazar, giving a speech after his election at the National Congress in Lima on February 18, 2026. Photo by AFP Balcázar’s successor will confront a surge in murders and extortion that ...