"Peru's Congress has voted to remove President Dina Boluarte, among the world's most unpopular leaders, in a late-night session called hours after political parties from across the spectrum called for her impeachment, as the nation fights an intensive crime wave. Politicians voted late Thursday into Friday to debate her removal from office on grounds of moral incapacity and summoned her to defend herself before Congress an hour later."
"Legislators had voted to accept four requests for a vote to remove Boluarte from office over what they said was her government's inability to stem crime. They exceeded the minimum 56 votes required for each request, setting up a debate and impeachment trial in the 130-member unicameral Congress. They then requested that Boluarte come before them on Thursday shortly before midnight to defend herself, but when she did not appear, they immediately voted to oust her."
Peru's Congress voted to remove President Dina Boluarte during a late-night session held after political parties across the spectrum demanded her impeachment amid an intensive crime wave. Legislators accepted four separate requests to hold removal votes, exceeding the minimum 56 votes required and setting up debate and an impeachment trial in the 130-member unicameral Congress. Lawmakers summoned Boluarte to defend herself shortly before midnight; when she did not appear, Congress immediately voted to oust her, with 124 of 130 lawmakers supporting the removal. The move followed a concert shooting that inflamed public anger over crime, and almost all legislative factions supported the latest effort, unlike eight previous attempts.
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