Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Peru's unicameral legislature under the current (1993) constitution. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... -1...

Congress consists of 120 members of congress (congresistas), who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis. To be eligible, candidates must be Peruvian citizens, have passed their 25th birthday, and not have had their right to vote suspended. Proportional Representation (PR) describes various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result. ...

The most recent congressional election was held on 8 April 2001. It produced the following distribution of seats: April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Peru Possible (Perú Posible, PP): 47
• American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana, APRA): 28
• National Unity (Unidad Nacional, UN): 17
• Independent Moralizing Front (Frente Independiente Moralizador, FIM): 11
• Others 17.

The next congressional election is slated to be held on 9 April 2006. Peru Possible (Spanish: Perú Posible) is a Peruvian political party. ... APRA banner The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), today officially known as Partido Aprista Peruano (Peruvian Aprist Party) is Perus oldest and only well-institutionalized political party. ... National Unity (Spanish: Unidad Nacional) is a Peruvian political party. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Historical

Under its 1980 constitution (adopted in 1979 and abrogated in 1993), Peru had a bicameral Congress, made up of a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies. In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following states: Argentina – Chamber of Deputies of Argentina (Cámara de Diputados) Bolivia – Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia (Cámara de Diputados) Brazil – Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Cámara dos Deputados) Chile – Chamber of...

The Senate had 60 members; the Chamber, 180. Members of both were elected for five-year terms, running concurrently with that of the president. Party-list proportional representation was used for both chambers: on a regional basis for the Senate, and using the D'Hondt method for the lower house. Members of both houses had to be Peruvian citizens, with a minimum age of 25 for deputies and 35 for senators. List of presidents of Peru : The Independence War 1821-1822: José de San Martín 1822-1823: José de La Mar 1823: Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 1823: José de la Riva Agüero 1823-1824: José Bernardo de Tagle 1824-1826: Simón Bolívar 1826-1827: Andrés... Proportional Representation (PR) describes various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result. ... The dHondt method is a method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ... A deputy can be: In politics, a member of many national legislatures, particularly those legislative bodies styled Chambers of Deputies. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...