Congress of the Republic of Peru

The Congress of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that is legislative power in Peru.

Congress of the Republic

Congreso de la República
Period 2021–2026
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Established20 September 1822
(First Constituent Congress)
26 July 1995
(1995 Peruvian general election)
Leadership
President of Congress
José Williams, Go on Country
since 12 September 2022
1st Vice President of Congress
Martha Moyano, Popular Force
since 26 July 2022
Alberto Otárola, Independent
since 21 December 2022
Structure
Seats130
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Political groups
Minority government (42)
  •   Free Peru (16)
  •   Magisterial Bloc (10)
  •   Democratic Peru (6)
  •   Bicentennial Peru (5)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/T' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Democratic Change (5)

Opposition (88)

  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Popular Force (24)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Popular Action (14)
  •   Alliance for Progress (9)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Go on Country (9)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Popular Renewal (9)
  •   Integrity and Development (6)
    • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Purple Party (2)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  Podemos Perú (5)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/W' not found.; color:;border:1px solid silver;">  We Are Peru (5)
  •   Independent (7)
SalaryS/187,200 Annually
Elections
Constituencies using proportional representation
with a 5%[1] threshold
Last election
11 April 2021
Next election
12 April 2026 (expected)
Meeting place
Vista panorámica del Hemiciclo de sesiones del Congreso del Peru.jpg
Palacio Legislativo
Plaza Bolívar, Lima
Republic of Peru
Website
congreso.gob.pe

The current Congress of Peru, sworn in after the 2020 elections, was elected after the dissolution of the previous Congress by President Martin Vizcarra.[2]

Congressmen serve for a five-year term and can be re-elected as many times as they want even though this is very rare. Elections for congress happen at the same time as the election for president.

In 2020, Mirtha Vásquez was elected President of the Congress.

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