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.
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.
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.
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.
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra is a Peruvian politician,civil servant,and lawyer currently serving as the 64th president of Peru since 2022. She had served as the first vice president and minister at the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion under President Pedro Castillo. She served as an officer at the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) from 2007 until 2022.
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.
On July 23,2021,following Pedro Castillo's electoral victory,mining communities near Las Bambas copper mine blocked the road used to transport the copper. The protesters claimed that local communities saw little benefit from the wealth generated by the mining.
Aníbal Torres Vásquez is a Peruvian lawyer,jurist,and politician who served as prime minister of Peru from February 2022 to November 2022. He was also Minister of Justice and Human Rights from July 2021 to February 2022 under the government of Pedro Castillo.
Events in the year 2022 in Peru.
Waldemar JoséCerrón Rojas is a Peruvian professor and a politician.
Democratic Peru is a parliamentary group of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. Formed in January 2022,it brings together several congressmen from three parties. Being the first "minority",the group joined the government from February 2022.
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.
César Rodrigo Landa Arroyo is a Peruvian professor and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru intermittently from February to December 2022 under the presidency of Pedro Castillo. He also served as president of the Constitutional Court of Peru between 2006 and 2008,and vice minister of Justice in 2004.
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.
The Bicentennial Peru is a left-wing parliamentary group of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. Formed in June 2022,it brings together deputies from Free Peru. The group declares itself independent but supports the actions of President Pedro Castillo.
The Judgment of the Constitutional Court of Peru over the motion of confidence proposed on 17 November 2022 is a legal decision of the Constitutional Court of Peru adopted by majority on 30 May 2023,in response to the jurisdictional claim filed by the Congress of Peru against the administration of then-President Pedro Castillo for the motion of confidence raised on 17 November 2022 by its Prime Minister Aníbal Torres to obtain from Congress the approval of Bill 3570/2022-PE that proposed repealing the Law No. 31399,and whose "rejection" had been interpreted by the executive power as a denial of the same,according to the agreement adopted in the meeting of the council of ministers on 24 November 2022.
Adriana Josefina Tudela Gutiérrez is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. She is a congresswoman for the 2021–2026 term.
