Peru’s President José Jerí, in polo shirt, stands with Prime Minister Ernesto Álvarez at the government palace in Lima on Tuesday. Gerardo Marin/AP

Peru's Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, extending a cycle of political upheaval that has gripped the Andean nation for much of the past decade.

Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations. The move triggers a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before

Peru's ⁠Congress on ⁠Tuesday began ​a debate in ‌which they will ‌discuss ⁠whether ⁠to remove President Jose Jeri ​after just four ​months in office, following ⁠a ⁠scandal over ⁠undisclosed meetings ​with a Chinese businessman.

Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations

Just four months into his term, Peru’s President Jose Jeri has been removed from office. The decision was the result of a Tuesday vote from Peru’s Congress, which debated multiple corruption allegations against Jeri’s government.