At stake in this election:

• 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique
• Head of Government: President Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique
• Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica) 120 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Union for Peru / Unión por el Perú (UPP)
  • Leader: Aldo ESTRADA Choque
  • Seats won in this election: 45
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: Peruvian Aprista Party / Partido Aprista Peruano (PAP)**
  • Leader: Alan GARCIA Perez
  • Seats won in this election: 36
  • Seats won in last election: 28
• Alliance: National Unity / Unidad Nacional (UN)***
  • Leader: Lourdes FLORES Nano
  • Seats won in this election: 17
  • Seats won in last election: 17
• Alliance: Alliance for the Future / Alianza por el Futuro (AF 2006)****
  • Leader: Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi
  • Seats won in this election: 13
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Alliance: Center Front / Frente de Centro (AFC)*****
  • Leader: Valentín PANIAGUA
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Peru Possible / Perú Posible (PP)
  • Leader: David WAISMAN Rjavinsthi
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 45
• Party: National Restoration / Restauración Nacional (RN)
  • Leader: Humberto LAY Sun
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Other Parties
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

** The PAP is also known by its original name the American Revolutionary People

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 27,949,958 (2006)
• Registered Voters: 16,494,906 (April 2006)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 13,984,307 (2006)

·         Is Peru a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (23 July 1981)

·         Has Peru ratified CEDAW: Yes (13 September 1982)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 35 (following the 2006 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 84 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Peru a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Peru ratified CRPD: Yes (30 January 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 4,192,493 (est.)