By Lucinda Elliott and Natalia Siniawski Feb 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmakers elected Jose Balcazar as the country's new interim president on Wednesday ahead of general elections in April, making him the country's eighth president in as many years.

Peru’s Congress voted to impeach interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office.

President José Jerí was ousted just four months into his term, becoming the Andean nation’s third consecutive president to be removed from office.

As copper trades near multi-year highs and major miners scramble to secure long-life supply across the Andes, Solis Minerals Ltd (TSX-V:SLMN, ASX:SLM, OTCQB:SLMFF, FRA:08WA) is preparing to test two porphyry copper systems in Peru in what shapes as a defining first half of 2026.

Peru lost its seventh leader in almost as many years Tuesday with the impeachment of interim President Jose Jeri on allegations of graft.

Peruvian prosecutors said Friday they had begun investigating interim president Jose Jeri on suspicion of influence peddling over his role in the irregular hiring of nine women in his