Peru Gets Its Eighth President in a Decade. He’s 83

2026-02-19 - 09:03

Key Points — Congress elected José María Balcázar of the left-wing Perú Libre party as its new speaker on Wednesday — making the 83-year-old former judge Peru’s interim president with 64 votes, beating right-wing favorite María del Carmen Alva (46 votes) in a surprise second-round result — He replaces José Jerí, ousted Tuesday by