The Political Constitution of Peru is the supreme law of Peru. The current constitution,enacted on 31 December 1993,is Peru's fifth in the 20th century and replaced the 1979 Constitution. The Constitution was drafted by the Democratic Constituent Congress that was convened by President Alberto Fujimori during the Peruvian Constitutional Crisis of 1992 that followed his 1992 dissolution of Congress,was promulgated on 29 December 1993. A Democratic Constitutional Congress (CCD) was elected in 1992,and the final text was approved in a 1993 referendum. The Constitution was primarily created by Fujimori and supporters without the participation of any opposing entities.
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000,she held the role of First Lady of Peru,during her father's administrations. She has served as the leader of the Fujimorist political party Popular Force since 2010,and was a congresswoman representing the Lima Metropolitan Area,from 2006 to 2011. Fujimori ran for president in the 2011,2016,and 2021 elections,but was defeated each time in the second round of voting.
Martha Luz Hildebrandt Pérez-Treviño was a Peruvian linguist and Fujimorist politician. She was first elected to Congress in 1995 and,in 1999,she became the second woman to serve as President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Renzo Andrés Reggiardo Barreto is a Peruvian politician from Popular Renewal,businessman and a former Congressman representing the constituency of Lima for two terms,between 2006 and 2016. In 2018,he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Lima in the local elections. Leading most of the polls throughout the entire campaign,his absence in the mayoral debate caused him to finish in third place in the election with 8.9% of the popular vote,losing to Jorge Muñoz Walls of the Popular Action.
Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2020. He was President of the Congress for the 2017–2018 annual term. Galarreta was part of the presidential ticket of Keiko Fujimori in the 2021 elections that lost the elections to the Pedro Castillo ticket,however,he was elected to the Andean Parliament.
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.
Rafael Rey Rey is a Peruvian engineer,political commentator and politician who currently serves as member of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru Board of Directors since 2016. Throughout his political life,he served in the Peruvian Congress from 1990 to 2006 and as a Representative to the Andean Parliament from 2006 to 2016. During the Second presidency of Alan García,he was appointed Minister of Production,Ambassador to Italy and Minister of Defense.
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.
Kenji Gerardo Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian businessman,politician and a former congressman representing Lima from 2011 until he was suspended from congressional duty in June 2018,in aftermath of the Mamanivideos scandal. He is the son of former President Alberto Fujimori and former First Lady and congresswoman Susana Higuchi. He has three siblings:Hiro Alberto,Sachi Marcela and Keiko Fujimori. In the 2011 elections,he ran for Congress in the constituency of Lima,under the Force 2011,a Fujimorist political party led by his sister Keiko,being the most voted congressman in 2011. In the 2016 elections,he was re-elected for a second term to Congress,once again representing the same constituency,under the Popular Force,as he received a high number of votes and being the most voted congressman in 2016. In June 2018,following the "Mamanivideos" scandal,Congress suspended Kenji and two other congressmen of his party for allegations of crimes of influence peddling and bribery.
Cesar Acuña Peralta is a Peruvian politician and entrepreneur in the field of education. A controversial figure in Peruvian politics,he is the founder and leader of the Alliance for Progress party,which has achieved recognition for being the first party of provincial origin to gain electoral popularity at national level since its foundation in 2001.
Carlos García y García was a Peruvian former Fujimorist politician and Baptist pastor.
Daniel Enrique Salaverry Villa is a Peruvian architect,businessman and politician. Between 2016 and 2019,he served in Congress representing the Department of La Libertad. Elected to Congress under the Fujimorist Popular Force party,he was the party's spokesperson for a year,and was President of the Congress from 2018 to 2019. He ran as a candidate for the presidency of Peru for the We Are Peru party in the 2021 general elections.
JoséChlimper Ackerman is a Peruvian banker and politician.
The presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru began with his inauguration on Peru independence day and ended with the president's resignation following a corruption scandal on March 23,2018.
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.
The 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis began when President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru on 30 September 2019 considering a de facto denial of the vote of confidence. The majority of lawmakers,opponents and Fujimorists viewed Vizcarra's actions as a "coup" or "self-coup" while some compared the event to the 1992 Peruvian self-coup. Congress responded by declaring Vizcarra's presidency suspended and appointed Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as interim president. During the evening hours,the heads of the Peruvian Armed Forces shared a photograph beside Vizcarra in the Government Palace amidst the crisis,putting forward their support for him.
No to Keiko is a Peruvian non-profit social movement with the objectives of "[making] sure the [Peruvian] population is aware that Keiko [Fujimori] is not a political alternative that can successfully maintain the sustained development of the country," and "defeating the undemocratic establishment of Fujimorism."
Hernando Guerra-García Campos,better known as Nano Guerra,was a Peruvian politician,businessman,and television presenter. He served as a congressman representing Lima for Fuerza Popular from 27 July 2021,until his death in office.
Julio César GagóPérez is a Peruvian lawyer,businessman,and politician. He served in the Peruvian Congress representing Lima from 2011 to 2016.
Vladimir Roy Cerrón Rojas is a Peruvian neurosurgeon and politician who served as the regional Governor of Junin from 2011 to 2014 and in 2019. His second term was suspended early due to a prior criminal conviction. He is the founder and Secretary General of the Free Peru party which won the plurality of seats in the 2021 Peruvian general election. Cerrón was also initially the candidate for Second Vice President of Peru on Pedro Castillo's eventually winning presidential ticket,but was removed as the candidate before the election due to his conviction on criminal charges of corruption. He has been a fugitive from Peruvian authorities since October 2023,with Interpol placing a Blue Notice on Cerrón.
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