Feed MRSS-S pedro_pablo_kuczynski_godard_a Feed MRSS-S pedro_pablo_kuczynski_godard_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:47:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/perus-congress-appoints-jose-maria-balcazar-as-president-the-eighth-in-a-decade.html Peru’s Congress appoints José María Balcázar as president, the eighth in a decade Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:47:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/perus-congress-appoints-jose-maria-balcazar-as-president-the-eighth-in-a-decade.html Renzo Gómez Vega The ousting of José Jerí through a motion of censure pushes the 83‑year‑old into the presidency just two months before the elections. The appointee belongs to the party of convicted former leader Pedro Castillo The ousting of José Jerí through a motion of censure pushes the 83‑year‑old into the presidency just two months before the elections. The appointee belongs to the party of convicted former leader Pedro Castillo Perú Pedro Castillo Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Dina Boluarte Keiko Fujimori Victor Vasquez (CONGRESO DEL PERÚ) José María Balcázar president Jose María Balcázar after receiving the presidential sash. Jose María Balcázar after receiving the presidential sash. <p>José María Balcázar is the new president of Peru. Congress determined this on Wednesday night in an extraordinary session following the censure of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-11/perus-interim-president-jose-jeri-is-on-a-campaign-to-save-his-image.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-11/perus-interim-president-jose-jeri-is-on-a-campaign-to-save-his-image.html">José Jerí</a> over his suspicious ties to Chinese businessmen and a group of women who were allegedly favored with government contracts. Peru now has a new head of state who was not chosen by popular vote, but by a parliamentary one. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/perus-congress-appoints-jose-maria-balcazar-as-president-the-eighth-in-a-decade.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-13/prosecutors-seek-35-year-jail-term-for-former-peruvian-president-over-odebrecht-scandal.html Prosecutors seek 35-year jail term for former Peruvian president over Odebrecht scandal Sat, 13 May 2023 19:17:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-13/prosecutors-seek-35-year-jail-term-for-former-peruvian-president-over-odebrecht-scandal.html Renzo Gómez Vega Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has been accused of money laundering and creating a criminal enterprise that received millions in bribes from the construction company Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has been accused of money laundering and creating a criminal enterprise that received millions in bribes from the construction company Lima Perú Pedro Pablo Kuczynski América LUKA GONZALES (AFP) PPK Former Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, during his arrest in 2019. Former Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, during his arrest in 2019. <p>Peruvian prosecutors are seeking a 35-year prison sentence for the South American country’s former president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who is alleged to have received millions of dollars in bribes from <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/01/04/inenglish/1483541226_620039.html" target="_blank">the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.</a></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-13/prosecutors-seek-35-year-jail-term-for-former-peruvian-president-over-odebrecht-scandal.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>