Peru's Congress elected leftist lawmaker Jose Maria Balcazar, 83, as interim president after removing Jose Jeri amid corruption allegations.

José Maria Balcázar has become Peru’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term

Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations

Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed a day earlier over allegations of corruption just four months into his term.

Peru's Congress is set to name a new president Wednesday -- the country's eighth in a decade -- after Jose Jeri was impeached on graft allegations barely four months into

Peruvian lawmakers picked Jose Maria Balcazar as the country's new interim president on Wednesday, making him the country's eighth leader in a decade after Jose Jeri was impeached on graft

Peru's Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country's seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims.