Lima.- This Wednesday, Congressman José María Balcázar took on the role of interim president of Peru after winning the vote in the chamber to lead Congress, following the removal of parliamentarian José Jerí. Balcázar, who is 83 years old, was temporarily appointed as head of state with the task of leading the government for five months, until 28th July, at which point he will have to hand over the presidency to the person who wins the presidential elections scheduled for 12th April. This lawyer from the Perú Libre party has become the oldest president in the history of Peru, surpassing Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who was 79 years old when he resigned to avoid his removal. «I will uphold national sovereignty, the physical and moral integrity of the Republic, and the independence of its democratic institutions.»
The octogenarian leftist José María Balcázar is the new interim president of Peru.
