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Security & Strategic Review - November 2025
PERU: Extortion concerns result in Boluarte’s impeachment
The impeachment of President Dina Boluarte on 9 October was met with an almost audible sigh of relief in Peru. Routinely listed as one of the world’s most unpopular heads of state, her approval rating plumbed depths that were striking even in this most politically unstable nation. Congress had no shortage of factors to justify Boluarte’s removal, given the long list of crimes for which she is being investigated. In the end, however, it was Peru’s increasingly visible problem with organised crime that triggered her downfall. With the April 2026 general elections fast approaching, crime also looks likely to be the central issue of the campaign and candidates are jostling to present themselves as hardliners.
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