Peru Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name- Republic of Peru

Type: republic

Capital: Lima

Political subdivisions: 24 departments with limited autonomy plus constitutional Province of Callao

Legal system: based on civil law system; 1979 constitution reestablished civilian government with a popularly elected president and bicameral legislature; legal education at the National Universities in Lima, Trujillo, Arequipa, and Cuzco; has not accepted compulsory 1CJ jurisdiction

National holiday: Independence Day, 28 July

Branches: executive, judicial, bicameral legislature (Senate, Chamber of Deputies)

Government leader: Alan GARCIA Perez, President (since July 1985); Luis ALVA Castro, Prime Minister (since July 1985)

Suffrage: universal over age 18

Elections: elections for president and congress held every five years; election for president and congress held 14 April 1985; new government inaugurated 28 July 1985

Political parties and leaders: American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), Alan Garcia; United Left (1U), Alfonso Barrantes; Popular Christian Party (PPC), Luis Bedoya Reyes; Popular Action Party (AP), Fernando Belaiinde Terry

Voting strength: (1985 presidential election) 48% APRA, 23% 1U, 14% PPC, 5% AP

Peru

Communists.· Communist Party of Peru (PCP), pro-Soviet, 2,000; pro-Chinese (2 factions) 1,200

Member of: Andean Pact, AIOEC, ASSIMFR, CIPEC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, I ATP, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA. IDB—Inter-American Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, INTERPOL, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, ISO, ITU, IWC—International Wheat Council, LALA, NAM, OAS, PAHO, SELA, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WSG, WTO

NOTE: The information regarding Peru on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Peru 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Peru 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.