George Patrick Forsyth Sommer is a Peruvian politician and former international footballer.
Popular Force, known as Force 2011 until 2012, is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, former congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. She ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 presidential elections, all losing by a narrow margin.
The Purple Party is a centrist, liberal, and progressive political party in Peru. The color purple was chosen to represent the blending of red and blue, the colors of left and right-wing parties in Peru, symbolizing the centrist ideology of the party.
Vicente Antonio Zeballos Salinas is a Peruvian politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from September 2019 to July 2020, under President Martín Vizcarra's administration. Prior, he served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights.
Fernando José Cillóniz Benavides is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as Governor of the Ica Region from January 2015 to December 2018, elected as invited candidate under Popular Force.
Popular Renewal is a Peruvian conservative political party. Founded in 2020, the party is the successor of the former National Solidarity Party founded and led by former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio. Following its poor results at the 2020 snap parliamentary election, leader Rafael López Aliaga announced the party's re-foundation under the Popular Renewal.
Mesías Antonio Guevara Amasifuén is a Peruvian politician and engineer. A former member of the Popular Action party, he served as the party's president from 2014 to 2023. He was previously a Congressman, representing Cajamarca between 2011 and 2016 and served as governor of Cajamarca from 2019 to 2022.
The Cuellos Blancos scandal or the CNM Audios scandal is a judicial scandal caused by the revelation of audio recordings of judges and their staff, with the most notable individual being Associative Justice of the Supreme Court of Peru César Hinostroza, allegedly discussing bribes and reducing criminal penalties. These judges were part of the National Council of Magistracy. The scandal was revealed by an initiative led by the investigative journalism website IDL-Reporteros, which ultimately collected over 63,000 audio recordings that reportedly unveiled one of the largest corruption networks in Peru's judicial history. Following the scandal, the CNM would be restructured into the National Board of Justice (JNJ).
The presidency of Pedro Castillo began with his inauguration as the president of Peru on 28 July 2021, the Peruvian Independence Day. In the 2021 Peruvian general election, Castillo, a school teacher and union organizer, won the presidential election against the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force by a 45,000 margin in the runoff. In the congressional elections, Castillo's party, Free Peru, did not get a majority in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Zoraida Ávalos Rivera is a Peruvian jurist who served as the country's attorney general from 8 January 2019 to 30 March 2022.
Arnulfo Bruno Pacheco Castillo is a Peruvian politician and former presidential secretary of Peru. He served on that position and as presidential chief of staff under Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. During 2022, Pacheco was a fugitive, but on 25 July of that year, he gave up to authorities.
Guillermo Bermejo Rojas is a Peruvian politician. He was elected for the Congress of Peru for the 2021-2026 period.
Liz Patricia Benavides Vargas is a Peruvian lawyer. On June 20, 2022, she was elected as Attorney General of Peru and was removed from her position on 7 December 2023 as a result of the Peruvian Public Ministry controversy.
Betssy Betzabet Chávez Chino is a Peruvian attorney and politician, who served as prime minister of Peru from 26 November until December 7, 2022, when she resigned. She was Peru's seventh female prime minister. She's been a member of congress since July 2021 and served as Minister of Culture from August 2022 to November 2022. She previously was Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, from October 2021 until May 2022, when a censure measure was approved against her. She later held the position of Minister of Culture, before being appointed prime minister.
The presidency of Dina Boluarte began with her inauguration as the president of Peru on 7 December 2022, immediately following the removal of Pedro Castillo from office in the aftermath of his attempted self-coup.
The 2022–2023 Apurímac protests corresponds to a series of protests and violent confrontations that began on 10 December 2022 in the department of Apurímac in the context of the December 2022 Peruvian protests. The protesters demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of the Congress of the Republic, and new general elections. Unlike the protests in other regions and cities, in Apurímac the confrontations are more violent, and criminal acts have been recorded, such as the kidnapping of police officers and attacks on police stations. The Boluarte government declared a state of emergency, removing some constitutional protections from citizens, including the rights preventing troops from staying within private homes and buildings, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and "personal freedom and security".
Vicente Romero Fernández is a retired general of the Peruvian National Police. He is the current Minister of the Interior of Peru since 13 January 2023 under the presidency of Dina Boluarte. He previously served as the Minister of the Interior under the presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski from 9 January to 2 April 2018, after the resignation of Carlos Basombrío.
Nicola Emilio Porcella Solimano is a Peruvian-Italian reality star, host, actor and retired footballer. After many years of an established career in Peru, he became known in Latin American countries as "El Novio de Mexico" due to his participation in the hit reality show La casa de los famosos México of the TelevisaUnivision conglomerate, in which he won 2nd place as well as the hearts of the audience for his loyalty, and charismatic personality.
An investigation surrounding the Public Ministry of Peru, known as Operation Valkyrie V resulted with a controversy surrounding the Attorney General of Peru, Patricia Benavides, who was alleged to head a criminal organization. The scandal revolved around alleged irregularities with the decisions of electing the Ombudsman of Peru Josué Gutiérrez Cóndor, dismissing former attorney general Zoraida Ávalos and attempts to remove the members of the National Board of Justice (JNJ), all in reported attempts for Benavides to main control of the Public Ministry by nominating allies in judicial positions.
Ciro Ronald Castillo-Rojo Salas is a Peruvian surgeon and politician. He is the current regional governor of Callao, Peruvian seaside city and region, since January 1, 2023.
