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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| Congreso de la República | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 27 September 1997 | ||||||
| Last amendment: 28 December 2000 | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| 25 multi-member constituencies. | ||||||
| Voting System: | ||||||
| Direct voting with proportional representation. The National Electoral Commission assigns a seat to each constituency, then distributes the remaining seats in proportion to the number of electors in each constituency. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by the next-in-line candidates of the same party list. Voting is compulsory until the age of 70. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - age: 18 years - Peruvian citizenship - full possession of civil and political rights - disqualifications: judicial interdiction, persons under sentence which deprives them of their freedom, members of the armed and police forces on active duty. |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| Qualified electors - age: 25 years - Peruvian by birth |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - other public functions (except Minister of State and authorized membership of extraordinary commissions of international character), certain judicial and financial offices - certain posts in State-connected enterprises |
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| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - nomination by political parties or alliances of parties | ||||||
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