In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years.

With only six months to go until the next elections, the country finds itself mired in its umpteenth political crisis.

- Why was Boluarte impeached? -

Boluarte was removed in a swift impeachment trial after a gun attack Wednesday on a group of cumbia musicians performing on stage in Lima -- seen as the last straw after a string of attacks on performers and business owners by extortion gangs.

Unlike the impeachment of her left-wing predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in December 2022, the ouster of the supremely unpopular Boluarte sparked no protests.

She left office with a disapproval rating of 96 percent, according to the polling firm Ipsos, rival

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