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General elections were held in Peru on 11 April 2021. The presidential election, which determined the president and the vice presidents, required a run-off between the two top candidates, which was held on 6 June. The congressional elections determined the composition of the Congress of Peru, with all 130 seats contested.
2021 Peruvian presidential election results – First round by Department Department Castillo Free Peru Fujimori Popular Force López Aliaga Popular Renewal De Soto Go on Country Lescano Popular Action Mendoza Together for Peru Other candidates Valid votes Turnout Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Amazonas: 34,411: 26.1% ...
On 26 July 2021, the new and current Congress was sworn in, with an alliance led by Popular Action member María del Carmen Alva successfully gaining control of Peru's Congress. [15] On 7 December 2022, the president Pedro Castillo attempted self-coup d'état by unconstitutionally dissolving Congress and the state apparatus as a whole. He was ...
Peru's Congress on Friday confirmed a new leftist Cabinet nominated by President Pedro Castillo, allowing the fledging administration to continue an agenda focused on higher social spending ...
On 28 July 2021, left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo was sworn in as the new President of Peru after a narrow win in a tightly contested run-off election. [16] On 7 December 2022, the congress removed President Castillo from office.
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's opposition-led Congress pushed back a confirmation vote on the country's new Cabinet until next Thursday, in order to mourn the death of a lawmaker who suddenly died on Monday.
The President of the Republic is empowered to dissolve the Congress if it has censured or voted down two Councils of Ministers. 130 members were elected to the Congress of Peru for the remainder of the 2016–2021 term. The decree of dissolution also called for new congressional elections to replace the existing congress. [4]
Peru has a multi-party system with several political parties competing in legislative elections according to a party-list proportional representation system. As a consequence, it is rare for any single political organization to obtain an absolute majority in the Congress of Peru , thus, these parties often work with each other to form coalition ...