POLITICAL TURMOIL
Dina Boluarte, Latin America’s most unpopular leader, ousted in Peru
José Jerí in his first day as Peru’s third president in as many years. Photo: Presidential Office
President Dina Boluarte of Peru had few friends and many enemies. Once a progressive, her brutal repression of popular protests in 2023, which left 69 people dead, turned her into a despised figure among her former supporters.
Conservatives disliked her as well, making her the region’s least popular president. Yet she survived in office thanks to an alliance with right-wing lawmakers who tolerated her in exchange for political favors.
That fragile, backroom alliance collapsed on Thursday as Peru’s spiraling security crisis made Boluarte’s position untenable. The final straw came when…
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