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At stake in this election:

  • 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Alberto Kenyo FUJIMORI Fujimori
  • Head of Government: President Alberto Kenyo FUJIMORI Fujimori
  • 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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Peru 200
    Leader: Alberto FUJIMORI
    Seats won in this election: 52
    Seats won in last election: 67
  • Party: Peru Posible (PP)
    Leader: Alejandro TOLEDO
    Seats won in this election: 29
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM)
    Leader: Fernando OLIVERA
    Seats won in this election: 9
    Seats won in last election: 6
  • Party: Somos Peru (SP) / Peru
    Leader: Somos Perú
    Seats won in this election: 9
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Partido Aprista Peruano (PAP)
    Leader: Jorge del CASTILLO
    Seats won in this election: 6
    Seats won in last election: 8
  • Party: Partido Solidaridad Nacional (PSN)
    Leader: Luis CASTAÑEDA LOSSIO
    Seats won in this election: 4
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Union Por El Peru (UPP)
    Leader: Henry Pease Garcia
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: 17
  • Party: Avancemos
    Leader: Rafael REY & José BARBA CABELLERO
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: 8
  • Party: Accion Popular (AP)
    Leader: Fernando BELAÃÅ¡NDE TERRY
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: 4
  • Party: Frente Popular Agricola Del Peru (FREPAP)
    Leader: Ezequiel ATACUSI GAMONAL
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: 1

Last Legislative election:

  • Legislative Elections were last held on April 9, 1995.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 26,624,582 (July 1999 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 14,340,169 ( 2000 )

Last Updated on 01/20/2006

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