Lawmakers in Peru removed president Dina Boluarte from office just after midnight on Friday, ending a stint in office plagued by protests, corruption probes and rampant crime.

The 38-year-old head of the legislature, Jose Jeri, assumed the South American country’s presidency shortly after the vote, telling lawmakers he would lead a transitional government until elections in April 2026.

After being sworn in, Jeri vowed to spend the remainder of the presidential term cracking down on spiralling violence.

“The main enemy is outside, in the streets — the criminal gangs, the crime groups… we must declare war on them,” he said.

Boluarte’s ousting is the latest in a string of political upsets for Peru, which has had seven presidents in the past nine years.

Citing Boluarte’s “permanent moral

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