Congress of the Republic of Peru

Congress of the Republic

Congreso de la República
Congress of the Republic ; Congreso de la República
Period 2021–2026
Type
Type	Unicameral
Established	20 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
Prime Minister	Alberto Otárola, Independent ; since 21 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Rafael López Aliaga, Popular Renewal ; since 28 July 2021
Structure
Seats	130
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) New Peru (2); ; 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) Citizen Force (1); ; ; <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);
Salary	S/187,200 Annually
Elections
Voting system	Constituencies using proportional representation; with a 5% threshold
Last election	11 April 2021
Next election	12 April 2026 (expected)
Meeting place
	Palacio Legislativo; Plaza Bolívar, Lima; Republic of Peru
Website
	congreso.gob.pe

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

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.

Congress Of The Republic Of Peru Media

The Legislative Palace. In front of it, the famous Tadolini's Simon Bolivar statue in the Plaza Bolívar.
Congress building of Peru.
Distribución del congreso de Perú 2021 de acuerdo con los resultados de la Organización Nacional de Procesos Electorales al 97.741%* Perú Libre: 37 seats

References

↑ "Peru’s small political parties scramble to survive".
↑ "Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms" (in en-GB). The Guardian. 2019-10-01. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

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[1] "Peru’s small political parties scramble to survive".

[:5-2] "Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms" (in en-GB). The Guardian. 2019-10-01. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

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