Politics of Peru

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The politics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, [1] [2] whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Peru a " hybrid regime " in 2022. [3] Traditionally weak political parties saw their support collapse further in Peru since 2000, paving the way for the rise of personalist leaderships. [4] [5] The political parties in the congress of Peru are, according to political scientist Lucía Dammert, "agglomerations of individual and group interests more than solid and representative parties". [5]

The historian Antonio Zapata describes Peru as a "right-wing country"; the only left-wing government in contemporary history until the election of Pedro Castillo in 2021 was that of Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968-1975), author of an agrarian reform and the nationalization of strategic sectors. [6] Peru is also one of the most socially conservative nations in Latin America. [7] Currently, almost all major media and political parties in the country are in favour of economic liberalism. [6] Those opposed to the neoliberal status quo or involved in left-wing politics are often targeted with fear mongering attacks called terruqueos , where individuals or groups are associated with terrorists involved with the internal conflict in Peru. [8] [9]

History

The weakness of political parties in Peruvian politics has been recognized throughout the nation's history, with competing leaders fighting for power following the collapse of the Spanish Empire's Viceroyalty of Peru. [10] [11] [4] The Peruvian War of Independence saw aristocrats with land and wealthy merchants cooperate to fight the Spanish Empire, though the aristocrats would later obtain greater power and lead an oligarchy headed by caudillos that defended the existing feudalist haciendas. [4] During the time of the Chincha Islands War, guano extraction in Peru led to the rise of an even wealthier aristocracy that established a plutocracy. [4] Anarchist politician Manuel González Prada accurately detailed that parties in Peru shortly after the War of the Pacific were controlled by a wealthy oligarchy that used candidate-based political parties to control economic interests; a practice that continues to the present day. [4] This oligarchy was supported by the Catholic Church, which would ignore inequalities in Peru and instead assist governments with appeasing the impoverished majority. [4] At this time, the armed forces of Peru were seen by the public as ensuring territorial sovereignty and order, granting military leaders the ability to blame political parties and justify coup d'états against established leaders of the nation who were facing socioeconomic difficulties. [11] This led to a pattern throughout Peru's political history of an elected leader drafting and proposing a policy while the military would later overthrow the said leader, adopting and implementing the elected official's proposals. [11] Combatting ideologies of indigenismo of the majority and the elite holding Europhile values would also arise at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. [4]

Following industrialization and World War I, economic expansion in Peru resulted with rural groups demanding more interaction with the wealthy urban areas and embracing indigenismo. [4] Labor and student movements – especially the anarcho-syndicalist Peruvian Regional Workers' Federation – would arise at this time while nearly overtaking the existing oligarchical structure, though the coup and subsequent dictatorship of Augusto B. Leguía for the next decade would quash hopes for further progress. [4] During the Leguía dictatorship emerged two political thinkers inspired by González Prada; José Carlos Mariátegui and Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre. [4] In 1924 from Mexico, university reform leaders in Peru who had been forced into exile by the government founded the American People's Revolutionary Alliance, which had a major influence on the country's political life. APRA is thus largely a political expression of the university reform and workers' struggles of the years 1918–1920. The movement draws its influences from the Mexican Revolution and its 1917 Constitution – particularly on issues of agrarianism and indigenism – and to a lesser extent from the Russian Revolution. Its leader, Haya de la Torre, declares that APRA as a "Marxist interpretation of the American reality", it nevertheless moves away from it on the question of class struggle and on the importance given to the struggle for the political unity of Latin America. [12] In 1928, the Peruvian Socialist Party was founded, notably under the leadership of José Carlos Mariátegui, himself a spectator of the European socialist movements who maintained relationships with the Communist Party of Italy, including the leadership of Palmiro Togliatti and Antonio Gramsci. Shortly afterwards in 1929, the party created the General Confederation of Workers. Following the assassination of President Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro in 1933 by an Aprista, APRA was persecuted in Peru. Persecution of APRA persisted until about 1956 when it became allied with the elite in Peru. [4]

Following World War II, the military's ideology began to distance itself from the wealthy elite when the Center of High Military Studies began to promote studies of Manuel González Prada and José Carlos Mariátegui, creating officers that viewed the elite as sacrificing national sovereignty in order to acquire foreign capital and resulted with an undeveloped, reliant nation. [4] Thus in 1963, Fernando Belaúnde Terry was elected president and proposed the first pro-worker and peasant policies for Peru, though he was overthrown by General Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1968, who implemented Belaúnde's policies in his own unique manner. [11] The Shining Path guerilla group would also emerge in 1968 led by Abimael Guzmán, beginning the internal conflict in Peru between the state and Shining Path forces. During the Lost Decade of the 1980s and internal conflict, political parties became weaker once again. [10] [11] Angered by President Alan García's inability to combat the crises in the nation, the armed forces began planning a coup to establish a neoliberal government in the late 1980s with Plan Verde. [13] [14] Peruvians shifted their support for authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori, who was supported by the military following his win in the 1990 Peruvian general election. [10] [11]

Fujimori essentially adopted the policies outlined in the military's Plan Verde and turned Peru into a neoliberal nation. [14] [15] Fujimori's civil-military government established sentiments in Peru that politics were slower than brute military force while governing. [11] The 1979 Constitution was changed after the Fujimori's self-coup where the president dissolved the Congress and established the new 1993 Constitution. One of the changes to the 1979 Constitution was the possibility of the president's immediate re-election (Article 112) which made possible the re-election of Fujimori in the following years. After Fujimori's resignation, the transitional government of Valentín Paniagua changed Article 112 and called for new elections in 2001 where Alejandro Toledo was elected.

However, following the fall of the Fujimori government, Peru still lacked strong political parties, leaving the nation vulnerable to populist outsider politicians lacking experience. [10] Regional parties then grew to become more popular as foreign investment increased during the 21st century, though their service to the elites sowed public distrust. [11] On 28 July 2021, left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo was sworn in as the new President of Peru after a narrow win in a tightly contested run-off election. [16] On 7 December 2022, the congress removed President Castillo from office. He was replaced by Vice President Dina Boluarte, the country's first female president. [17]

Allegations of corruption in politics

Exceptionally many Presidents of Peru have been ousted from office or imprisoned on allegations of corruption over the past three decades. Alberto Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence in prison for commanding death squads that killed civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign during his tenure (1990-2000). He was later also found guilty of corruption. Former president Alan García (1985-1990 and 2006–2011) committed suicide in April 2019 when Peruvian police arrived to arrest him over allegations he participated in Odebrecht bribery scheme. Former president Alejandro Toledo is accused of allegedly receiving bribe from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht during his government (2001-2006). Former president Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) is also under investigation for allegedly receiving bribe from Odebrecht during his presidential election campaign. Humala's successor Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018) remains under house arrest while prosecutors investigate him for favoring contracts with Odebrecht. Former president Martín Vizcarra (2018-2020) was ousted by Congress after media reports alleged he had received bribes while he was a regional governor years earlier. [18] [19]

Executive branch

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Government Palace of Peru.
Main office-holders
OfficeNamePartySince
President Dina Boluarte Independent7 December 2022
First Vice President Vacant7 December 2022
Second Vice President Vacant7 May 2020
Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén Independent6 March 2024

Under the current constitution, the president is the head of state and government. The president is elected for a five-year term and may not immediately be re-elected. [20] All citizens above the age of eighteen are entitled and in fact compelled to vote. The first and second vice presidents also are popularly elected but have no constitutional functions unless the president is unable to discharge his duties.

The President appoints the Prime Minister (Primer Ministro) and the Council of Ministers (Consejo de Ministros, or Cabinet), which is individually and collectively responsible both to the president and the legislature. [1] [2] All presidential decree laws or draft bills sent to Congress must be approved by the Council of Ministers.

Legislative branch

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Congress of the Republic of Peru.

The legislative branch consists of a unicameral Congress (Congreso) of 130 members. elected for a five-year term by proportional representation In addition to passing laws, Congress ratifies treaties, authorizes government loans, and approves the government budget. The president has the power to block legislation with which the executive branch does not agree.

Political parties and elections

Like other Latin American nations, political parties in Peru since its revolutionary period have been weak and centered around a candidate instead of policy, with parties selecting a candidate with the most wealth that they can bring to support the organization. [10] [11] [4] The lack of popular political parties led to the rise of populist authoritarian leaders. [10] With the growth of media and a large informal population, Peru has continued to ignore the need for political parties. [10] Political parties exist mainly through conflict, holding a goal to damage opposing parties while ignoring policy. [11]

Presidential election

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Leading candidate by region in the first round
Leading candidate by region in the second round BalotajePeru2021Regiones.png
Leading candidate by region in the second round
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Leading candidate by province in the second round
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Leading candidate by district in the second round

The first round was held on 11 April. [21] [22] The first exit polls published indicated that underdog nominee Pedro Castillo of Free Peru had placed first in the first round of voting with approximately 16.1% of the vote, with Hernando de Soto and Keiko Fujimori tying with 11.9% each. [22] Yonhy Lescano, Rafael López Aliaga, Verónika Mendoza, and George Forsyth followed, with each receiving 11.0%, 10.5%, 8.8%, and 6.4%, respectively. [22] César Acuña and Daniel Urresti received 5.8% and 5.0%, respectively, while the rest of the nominees attained less than 3% of the popular vote. [23] [24]

In the second round, Castillo defeated Fujimori by just 44,263 votes, winning by 50.13% to 49.87%. Castillo was officially designated as president-elect of Peru on 19 July 2021, a little over a week before he was to be inaugurated. [25]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Pedro Castillo Free Peru 2,724,75218.928,836,38050.13
Keiko Fujimori Popular Force 1,930,76213.418,792,11749.87
Rafael López Aliaga Popular Renewal 1,692,27911.75
Hernando de Soto Go on Country – Social Integration Party 1,674,20111.63
Yonhy Lescano Popular Action 1,306,2889.07
Verónika Mendoza Together for Peru 1,132,5777.86
César Acuña Alliance for Progress 867,0256.02
George Forsyth National Victory 814,5165.66
Daniel Urresti Podemos Perú 812,7215.64
Julio Guzmán Purple Party 325,6082.26
Alberto Beingolea Christian People's Party 286,4471.99
Daniel Salaverry We Are Peru 240,2341.67
Ollanta Humala Peruvian Nationalist Party 230,8311.60
José Vega Union for Peru 101,2670.70
Ciro Gálvez National United Renaissance 89,3760.62
Marco Arana Broad Front 65,3000.45
Rafael Santos  [ es ] Peru Secure Homeland 55,6440.39
Andrés Alcántara  [ es ] Direct Democracy 50,8020.35
Total14,400,630100.0017,628,497100.00
Valid votes14,400,63081.3017,628,49793.49
Invalid votes1,123,0276.341,106,8165.87
Blank votes2,190,05912.36121,4890.64
Total votes17,713,716100.0018,856,802100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,287,95470.0525,287,95474.57
Source: ONPE, ONPE

By department

2021 Peruvian presidential election results – First round by Department
DepartmentCastillo
Free Peru
Fujimori
Popular Force
López Aliaga
Popular Renewal
De Soto
Go on Country
Lescano
Popular Action
Mendoza
Together for Peru
Other
candidates
Valid
votes
Turnout
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Amazonas 34,41126.1%17,80513.5%8,2696.3%4,4333.4%12,6989.6%8,8876.7%45,55734.5%132,06060.1%
Ancash 110,62023.4%67,39414.3%42,3129.0%34,5627.3%38,9118.2%39,7868.4%138,20029.3%471,78569.3%
Apurimac 88,81253.4%10,8796.5%7,7684.7%6,5313.9%15,6499.4%15,3689.2%21,17912.7%166,18669.4%
Arequipa 256,22432.2%40,2165.1%71,0538.9%148,79318.7%88,70811.1%55,2696.9%135,44817.0%795,71178.8%
Ayacucho 130,22452.0%17,7517.1%11,4904.6%8,9953.6%20,3158.1%24,5069.8%37,26914.9%250,55068.6%
Cajamarca 232,41844.9%54,96210.6%31,1296.0%25,1564.9%38,6777.5%29,7465.7%105,37420.4%517,46262.6%
Callao 33,7506.4%79,69915.2%78,06614.9%78,92015.0%34,9656.7%38,2337.3%181,63434.6%525,26775.2%
Cusco 232,17838.2%27,1324.5%29,6184.9%40,4236.6%60,65910.0%123,39720.3%94,62615.6%608,03373.5%
Huancavelica 79,89554.2%8,4495.7%5,0603.4%4,5913.1%16,72711.3%10,0916.8%22,57415.3%147,38767.6%
Huanuco 110,97837.6%32,82711.1%33,78711.4%15,8225.4%22,5657.6%15,5565.3%63,68821.6%295,22368.3%
Ica 56,59714.0%62,05515.3%46,09811.4%39,9299.8%39,4619.7%30,6027.5%130,88732.3%405,62976.0%
Junin 131,43822.9%80,05713.9%52,5999.2%54,1249.4%66,21411.5%52,2709.1%137,39623.9%574,09871.9%
La Libertad 90,07811.5%131,44116.8%95,76512.2%84,44410.8%47,2186.0%37,3724.8%296,59837.9%782,91668.9%
Lambayeque 73,27912.9%121,26321.4%86,12615.2%50,0878.8%51,4679.1%28,8665.1%155,48027.4%566,56871.4%
Lima 416,5377.8%753,78514.2%869,95016.4%870,58216.4%362,6686.8%431,4258.1%1,602,62330.2%5,307,57074.6%
Loreto 15,4324.9%51,90016.6%16,3785.3%18,8166.0%34,77311.2%19,5026.3%155,02549.7%311,82661.0%
Madre de Dios 23,94537.1%7,27811.3%4,0416.3%3,9966.2%6,60110.2%4,3726.8%14,34122.2%64,57471.1%
Moquegua 33,66534.4%4,6174.7%6,8327.0%10,18310.4%15,41215.7%7,1907.3%20,02720.5%97,92677.2%
Pasco 34,18734.2%12,60712.6%8,0098.0%5,1025.1%11,87111.9%6,8966.9%21,32421.3%99,99663.6%
Piura 70,96810.1%173,89124.8%68,3169.8%63,8429.1%51,2237.3%44,5766.4%227,71432.5%700,53066.8%
Puno 292,21847.5%17,5142.8%15,9182.6%21,6653.5%175,71228.5%35,4845.8%57,0109.3%615,52181.9%
San Martin 67,00021.4%46,69914.9%26,5618.5%21,8257.0%31,49810.0%17,1225.5%102,76532.8%313,47069.2%
Tacna 64,52133.2%9,3634.8%17,8429.2%21,00010.8%28,69614.8%14,0687.2%38,77920.0%194,26977.8%
Tumbes 7,6137.7%36,40337.1%8,7999.0%7,1237.3%7,0467.2%5,2425.3%26,01526.5%98,24174.6%
Ucayali 26,33914.0%40,51021.5%14,9818.0%11,1245.9%14,3597.6%15,0928.0%65,96535.0%188,37066.3%
Peruvians Abroad10,6026.6%22,88714.1%34,76721.5%21,55213.3%11,6177.2%21,18513.1%39,14624.2%161,75622.8%
Total2,723,92918.9%1,929,38413.4%1,691,53411.8%1,673,62011.6%1,305,7109.1%1,132,1037.9%3,936,64427.4%14,392,92470.0%
Source: ONPE (100% counted)

Parliamentary elections

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Results of the Congressional election.
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Map of percentage of votes received by the largest party per region.

The Popular Action, the largest party in the previous legislature, lost some of its seats, and previous parliamentary parties like Union for Peru (UPP) and the Broad Front (FA) had their worst results ever, attaining no representation. [26] The Peruvian Nationalist Party of former President Ollanta Humala and National Victory of George Forsyth (who led polling for the presidential election earlier in the year) failed to win seats as well. [26] New or previously minor parties such as Free Peru, Go on Country and Together for Peru and Popular Renewal, the successor of National Solidarity, had good results, with Free Peru becoming the largest party in Congress. [26] Contigo, the successor to former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's Peruvians for Change party, failed to win a seat once again and received less than 1% of the vote. [26] On 26 July, two days before Castillo was sworn in as Peru's President, an opposition alliance led by Popular Action member María del Carmen Alva successfully negotiated an agreement to gain control of Peru's Congress. [27]

Congreso de Peru 2021.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Peru 1,724,35413.4137+37
Popular Force 1,457,69411.3424+9
Popular Renewal 1,199,7059.3313+13
Popular Action 1,159,7349.0216−9
Alliance for Progress 969,7267.5415−7
Go on Country – Social Integration Party 969,0927.547+7
Together for Peru 847,5966.595+5
We Are Peru 788,5226.135−6
Podemos Perú 750,2625.835−6
Purple Party 697,3075.423−6
National Victory 638,2894.960New
Agricultural People's Front of Peru 589,0184.580−15
Union for Peru 266,3492.070−13
Christian People's Party 212,8201.6500
Peruvian Nationalist Party 195,5381.520New
Broad Front 135,1041.050−9
Direct Democracy 100,0330.7800
National United Renaissance 97,5400.7600
Peru Secure Homeland 54,8590.4300
Contigo 5,7870.0500
Total12,859,329100.001300
Valid votes12,859,32972.56
Invalid votes2,737,09915.44
Blank votes2,126,71212.00
Total votes17,723,140100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,287,95470.09
Source: ONPE, Ojo Público

Judicial branch

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Supreme Court of Justice of Peru.

The judicial branch of government is headed by a 16-member Supreme Court seated in Lima. The National Council of the Judiciary appoints judges to this court.

The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) interprets the constitution on matters of individual rights. Superior courts in regional capitals review appeals from decisions by lower courts. Courts of first instance are located in provincial capitals and are divided into civil, penal, and special chambers. The judiciary has created several temporary specialized courts in an attempt to reduce the large backlog of cases pending final court action.

Peru's legal system is based on civil law system. Peru has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction. In 1996 a human rights ombudsman's office (defensor del pueblo) was created to address human rights issues.

Administrative divisions

Peru's territory, according to the Regionalization Law which was passed on 18 November 2002, is divided into 25 regions (regiones). These regions are subdivided into provinces, which are composed of districts. There are a total of 180 provinces and 1747 districts in Peru.

Lima Province is not part of any political region.

Organizations

Armed groups

Leftist guerrilla groups include Shining Path, the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). Both Shining Path and MRTA are considered terrorist organizations.

Regional groups

Regional groups representing peasant and indigenous groups exist in the outlying provinces, often working to promote autonomy. [28] Groups promoting autonomy agreements with larger states possibly existed since the Inca Empire and such sentiments of independence have continued among local communities to current times. [28]

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

In the early 1970s and 1980s many grass-roots organizations emerged in Peru. They were concerned with problems of local people and poverty reduction. Solaris Peru, Traperos de Emus San Agustin, APRODE PERU, Cáritas del Perú, and the American organisation CARE, with their Peruvian location, fight to address poverty in their communities with different approaches, depending on the organisation.[ citation needed ] In 2000 they played an important role in the decentralisation process. Their hope was that power would be divided clearly between national and local governments and the latter would be able to address social justice and the concerns of local people better than the national government could. Some NGO-members even became part of local governments. There is debate extent to which this engagement in politics contributes to the attainment of their original goals. [29]

International policy

Peru or Peruvian organizations participate in the following international organizations:

See also

Notes

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    Fujimorism is the policies and the political ideology of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family, especially Keiko Fujimori. The ideology is defined by authoritarianism, its support for neoliberal economics, opposition to communism, and socially and culturally conservative stances such as opposition to LGBT rights and school curriculums including gender equality or sex education. Opponents of Fujimorism are known as anti-Fujimorists.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Castillo</span> President of Peru from 2021 to 2022

    José Pedro Castillo Terrones is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. Facing imminent impeachment proceedings, on 7 December 2022, Castillo attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. In response, the Congress of the Republic of Peru impeached him, resulting in his removal from office.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)</span> Political tension between the Executive and Legislative branches in Peru

    Since 2016, Peru has been plagued with political instability and a growing crisis, initially between the President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Congress, led de facto by Keiko Fujimori. The crisis emerged in late 2016 and early 2017 as the polarization of Peruvian politics increased, as well as a growing schism between the executive and legislative branches of government. Fujimori and her Fujimorist supporters would use their control of Congress to obstruct the executive branch of successive governments, resulting with a period of political instability in Peru.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Peruvian general election</span>

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    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Plan Verde</span> Peruvian clandestine military operation

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    The term 'Lima consensus' refers to a set of economic policies that have been predominant in Peru since the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. These policies are characterized by their neoliberal, deregulatory, primary-exports-based model of economic growth, and free-market orientation. They are staunchly supported by the country's economic elite. The nomenclature 'Lima Consensus' was attributed to Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard University.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt</span> Attempt by President Pedro Castillo to dissolve the Congress of Peru

    On 7 December 2022, President of Peru Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve Congress in the face of imminent impeachment proceedings by the legislative body, immediately enacting a curfew, attempted to establish an emergency government and rule by decree, and called for the formation of a constituent assembly, a violation of Article 206 of the Constitution of Peru. Attorney General Patricia Benavides, had previously claimed that Castillo was the head of a criminal organization and called on Congress to remove him from office, with legislators then attempting a third impeachment of Castillo. Citing the actions of Congress obstructing many of his policies during his administration, Castillo argued that the legislative body served oligopolic businesses and that it had allied itself with the Constitutional Court to destroy the executive branch in an effort to create a "dictatorship of Congress". He also called for the immediate election of a constituent assembly with some calls for the creation of a constituent assembly existing since the 2020 Peruvian protests.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Third impeachment and removal of Pedro Castillo</span>

    The third presidential vacancy (impeachment) process against President Pedro Castillo was an action initiated by the Congress of the Republic of Peru with the purpose of declaring the "permanent moral incapacity" of the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, under Article 113 of the Political Constitution of Peru.

    Conservatism in Peru is a broad system of conservative political beliefs in Peru, characterized by support for Catholic values, social stability and social order. Peruvian conservatism has encompassed a wide range of theories and ideologies in the last two hundred years. In contrast with nearly nations like Colombia or Chile, Peru has not developed a concrete conservative political tradition.

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