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South America > Peru > Democracy

PERUVIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 3.5 [67th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement Weak (-)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (-)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,955 [58th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 18.3% [41st of 157]
Female suffrage 1955
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 11.1% [9th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 81.4% [35th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 12,129,000 [26th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 78.6 [31st of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 14,906,200 [31st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 15,429,600 [31st of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 11.6% [3rd of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 81.4% [16th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 12,129,000 [13th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 78.6 [16th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 14,906,200 [15th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 15,429,600 [17th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Peru, Republic of Peru, Republica del Peru

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