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Peru
Peru
Data points :
Congreso de la República (Congress of the Republic)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
41.54%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
33.33%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
1
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 33.85 million people
- Number of MPs 130 MPs
- Legislature Unicameral
- Last election Apr 2021
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.congreso.gob.pe
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
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03/03/2022
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Case studies
Case studies
20/07/2023
Buildings fit for a parliament: The politics of parliamentary architecture
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Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20/CMP10)
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