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peru*

H.E. Dr. Víctor Lucas Ticona,
President, JNE

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
PERU
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Unicameral
Republic of Peru
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government Congreso de la República
Presidential Republic
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of the Government nominated
Prime Minister – Vicente Zeballos Through open list proportional representation,
130 members are elected in multi member
5. Head of the State constituencies in the Congreso dela República
President – Martín Vizcarra
4. Popular House
6. Capital Congreso de la República
Lima
5. Type of Electoral System
7. Currency Proportional Representation
Sol
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7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 60.2%, ELECtorAL sYstEM
Amerindian 25.8%, white 5.9%, African descent
3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.)
1. Name of the EMB(S)
8. Date of Independence and from which Country
28 July 1821 (from Spain)  Jurado Nacional De Elecciones (JNE) (National
Jury of Elections)
9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution  Registro Nacional de Identificación y
31 December 1993
Estado Civil (RENIEC) (National Registry of
10. Language (s) Identification and Civil Status)
Spanish (official) 2. Website Address
11. Literacy Levels  https://portal.jne.gob.pe/portal
94.17%  http://www.reniec.gob.pe/portal/Principal.htm

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