Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru, was removed from office on Thursday after a late-night congressional vote in which parties across the
Some countries have all the luck!
Peru's President Dina Boluarte was removed from office by the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República). ¡Basta Boluarte!
Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru, was removed from office on Thursday after a late-night congressional vote in which parties across the political spectrum called for her ouster. Boluarte has been under investigation for months over various allegations including bribery and involvement in a deadly crackdown on protesters in 2022. She has denied all allegations and refused to attend the vote on Thursday, where Congress approved her removal, citing “permanent moral incapacity” to face the onslaught of organized crime in the country. The president of Congress, 38-year-old José Jerí Oré, will act as interim president and must now call elections, under the constitution.
Boluarte became president a few years ago when her predecessor was removed in a similar way.
In 2022, Boluarte became Peru’s first female president after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was arrested and impeached by lawmakers for attempting to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government. But since then, she has been plagued by scandal. The most serious accusations concern the deaths of more than 60 people during a crackdown by government security forces on the protests that followed Castillo’s ouster. She’s also accused of accepting Rolex watches and other jewelry as bribes, and transporting a fugitive politician in a presidential vehicle.
Of course Boluarte's corruption is minuscule when compared to that of Donald Trump. Unfortumately, our Congress is controlled by MAGA lickspittles who serve the Orange One rather than the US Constitution.
According to the BBC, Boluarte's approval rating was close to that of cholera and airplane crashes.
One of the world's most unpopular leaders, with an approval rating of 2-4%, Boluarte's tenure has been plagued by frequent protests, scandals and investigations, as well as a surge in gang violence.
A big GRACIAS to Peru's Congreso for showing everybody the benefits of a strong legislative branch!
