Peru ’s Congress on Tuesday ousted President José Jerí 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. There were 75 lawmakers who voted in favor of removing Jerí, while 24 voted against and three abstained. Legislators will now elect a new head of Congress who will also assume Peru’s presidency, becoming the country’s eighth president