Peru, country, South America: Government
Government
Under the 1993 constitution as amended, Peru's head of state and of government is the president, who is directly elected for a five-year term and is eligible for a second term. Legislative power is vested in a 120-seat unicameral Congress whose members are popularly elected for five-year terms. Adminstratively, Peru is divided into 25 regions and one province (Lima).
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Twentieth-Century Peru
- The Late Nineteenth Century
- Independence
- The Spanish Conquest
- Early History to the Spanish Conquest
- Government
- Economy
- People
- Land
- Bibliography
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