Peru’s broken political system urgently needs a fix

political system. For that, political reform is needed. Peru is saddled with the legacy of Fujimori’s authoritarian constitution: a unicameral legislature and a president empowered to...

Democracy Is on the Line in Peru

With all eyes on the fight for democratic government in Brazil, with its obvious parallels to events in the United States, it’s easy to miss another equally alarming struggle in the region. Peru has been shaken by protests and violence since the Peruvian Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office on December 7 following his own attempt to shutter Congress. As of this writing, 55 people have died so far in the unrest, with 18 killed in the town of Juliaca on January 9 alone. ...

Peru’s Democratic Dysfunction: How to Fix the Country’s Broken System

South America · Peru · Campaigns & Elections · Politics & Society · Civil Society · Corruption · Ideology · Political Development · Public Opinion · Latin America · Global South · Democracy

Economy of Peru

of Peru sometime in the early 13th century. The last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. The Inca Empire employed central planning. Writing about the Inca tax system...

The Real Reason Behind Peru’s Political Crisis Is Corruption

But to truly understand Peru’s unrelenting political crisis, both since and long before... Yet Peru’s creaking court system can take years, even decades, to deliver verdicts. For many...

The difficulty of reforming Peru

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How years of instability came to a head in Peru

After an attempted self-coup ending in the arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo in December, longstanding political and social tensions in Peru have resulted in popular unrest and a deadly government crackdown with no clear path to political compromise — or an end to the violence. What started as outrage and grief surrounding Castillo’s arrest and the ascension of his vice president, Dina Boluarte, to the nation’s top office has morphed into protests across the South American...

List of political parties in Peru

Peru has a multi-party system with several political parties competing in legislative elections according to a party-list proportional representation system. As a consequence, it is rare...

Political turmoil is tearing Peru apart

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Labor and Politics in Peru: The System of Political...

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