Peru’s Parliament has voted to impeach President MARTIN VIZCARRA over allegations he took kickbacks from developers while serving as a regional governor in 2014.

After an impeachment trial that lasted nearly eight hours, the motion to remove the president was approved by 105 votes to 19, with four abstentions, exceeding the 87 votes needed to impeach.

Parliament Leader MANUEL MERINO announced the approval of the resolution declaring the vacancy of the presidency of the Peruvian republic.

MERINO will take over the presidential functions until the end of the current term in July 2021.

VIZCARRA declared he was leaving office with his head “held high,” and ruled out taking legal action to resist the impeachment decision.