Congress of the Republic of Peru

The Congress of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that is legislative power in Peru.

Congress of the Republic Congreso de la República
Period 2021–2026
Type
Type	Unicameral
Established	20 September 1822 (First Constituent Congress) 26 July 1995 (1995 Peruvian general election)
Leadership
President of Congress	José Williams, Go on Country since 12 September 2022
1st Vice President of Congress	Martha Moyano, Popular Force since 26 July 2022
Prime Minister	Alberto Otárola, Independent since 21 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Rafael López Aliaga, Popular Renewal since 28 July 2021
Structure
Seats	130
Political groups	Minority government (42)   Free Peru (16)   Magisterial Bloc (10)   Democratic Peru (6)   Bicentennial Peru (5)   Democratic Change (5)   New Peru (2) Opposition (88)   Popular Force (24)   Popular Action (14)   Alliance for Progress (9)   Go on Country (9)   Popular Renewal (9)   Integrity and Development (6)   Purple Party (2)   Citizen Force (1)   Podemos Perú (5)   We Are Peru (5)   Independent (7)
Salary	S/187,200 Annually
Elections
Voting system	Constituencies using proportional representation with a 5%[1] threshold
Last election	11 April 2021
Next election	12 April 2026 (expected)
Meeting place
Palacio Legislativo Plaza Bolívar, Lima Republic of Peru
Website
congreso.gob.pe

The current Congress of Peru, sworn in after the 2020 elections, was elected after the dissolution of the previous Congress by President Martin Vizcarra.^[2]

Congressmen serve for a five-year term and can be re-elected as many times as they want even though this is very rare. Elections for congress happen at the same time as the election for president.

In 2020, Mirtha Vásquez was elected President of the Congress.