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Jan. 26, 2020 Held

Peru

Republic of Peru

Election for Congreso de la República (Peruvian Congress of the Republic)

Results

Voter Participation

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:18,369,088
Valid Votes:6,442,999
Invalid Votes:3,570,709

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Accion Popular 25 - ▲ 1,518,171

10.26%

Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) 22 - 1,178,020

7.96%

Popular Force (Fuerza Popular) 15 - ▼ 1,081,174

7.31%

Frente Popular Agricola Del Peru 15 - 1,240,084

8.38%

Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú) 13 - 1,001,716

6.77%

We Are Peru (Partido Democrático Somos Perú) 11 - 895,700

6.05%

Podemos Perú (Podemos Perú) 11 - 1,240,716

8.38%

Broad Front for Justice, Life, and Lilberty (El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida, y Libertad) 9 - ▼ 911,701

6.16%

Purple Party (Partido Morado) 9 - 1,095,491

7.40%
Election Results Modified: Apr 13, 2020

General Information

At stake in this election:

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

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Martín VIZCARRA (since 23 March 2018)
  • Head of Government: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 23 March 2018)
  • Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congreso de la Republica del Peru (Congress of the Republic of Peru) composed of 130 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

  • Members of Congress are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representative vote.
  • To enter Congress, parties must either cross the 5% electoral threshold at the national level, or win at least seven seats in one constituency.
Election Modified: Jan 12, 2024

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