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Presidency of the Republic of Peru

  • Spanish: Presidencia de la República

Governs Peru

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  • (set by law; may still move) General election · President of the Republic

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What it can do

  • Head of State

    The President represents the nation and personifies it (Constitution of Peru, art. 110).

  • Appoints the cabinet

    The President appoints and removes the President of the Council of Ministers and, on his or her proposal, the ministers (Constitution art. 122).

  • Promulgation of laws

    The President promulgates and publishes laws and legislative resolutions passed by Congress, and may issue decrees and regulations (Constitution art. 118).

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  • congreso.gob.pe · checked Congreso de la República, Constitución Política del Perú and chamber sites (senado.congreso.gob.pe, diputados.congreso.gob.pe), read 2026-10-12: national bodies and offices; cabinet structure from Wikipedia Cabinet of Peru and gob.pe/El Peruano reports. Fallback: Wikipedia for 2026 cabinet and election facts. For: Presidency of the Republic of Peru, President of the Republic, First Vice President, Second Vice President
  • congreso.gob.pe · checked Spanish names of Peruvian bodies and offices as used in the Constitution and official sites, read 2026-10-12. For: Presidency of the Republic of Peru in Spanish
  • congreso.gob.pe · checked Constitución Política del Perú (articles cited in each description), read 2026-10-12. For: Head of State, Appoints the cabinet, Promulgation of laws
  • gob.pe · checked gob.pe, "Funcionarios" directory of presidencia, read 2026-10-12: Keiko Fujimori listed as Presidenta de la República del Perú (current holder confirmed; start date not stated there). For: Keiko Fujimori as President of the Republic
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked as for the person row: cabinet and executive terms. Fallback: Wikipedia, because gob.pe and the JNE site were unreachable or not read; cross-checked against Infobae/El Peruano press reports. For: Keiko Fujimori as President of the Republic, Luis Galarreta Velarde as First Vice President
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Senate of Peru / Chamber of Deputies of Peru, read 2026-10-12: presiding officers. Fallback: Wikipedia, official sites did not state the presidency. For: Miguel Ángel Torres Morales as Second Vice President
  • senado.congreso.gob.pe · checked Congreso de la República, official roll of members 2026-2031, read 2026-10-12: current member, district, party. Start date not on the roll, left blank. For: Miguel Ángel Torres Morales as Second Vice President
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 Peruvian general election, read 2026-10-12: 2026 election 12 April, run-off 7 June; next date inferred by rule (second Sunday of April, five-year terms), unconfirmed. Fallback: Wikipedia because jne.gob.pe not read. For: General election, April 13, 2031

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