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Upcoming Elections

  • Presidential
    April 2011
  • Legislative
    April 2011

Peru

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Alan GARCIA Pérez
  • Head of Government: President Alan GARCIA Pérez
  • Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) 120 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 27,925,628 (July 2005 est.)

Future elections

  • Presidential - April 2011
  • Legislative - April 2011

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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