Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023
Subnational levels
  • English

    …
    The law establishes the minimum percentages to make accessible the representation of gender, rural and native communities, and aboriginal [originarios] peoples in the Regional Councils. Equal treatment is applied for the municipal councils.
    … (Art. 191)

  • Spanish

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    La ley establece porcentajes mínimos para hacer accesible la representación de género, comunidades campesinas y nativas, y pueblos originarios en los Consejos Regionales. Igual tratamiento se aplica para los Concejos Municipales.
    … (Art. 191)

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Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023). According to Art. 48: “Official languages of the State are Castilian and, in the zones where predominant, Quechua, Aymara and the other aboriginal tongues are also, in accordance with the law.”

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Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023 (Spanish), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023).

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Chapter I on Fundamental Rights of the Person.

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Chapter I on Fundamental Rights of the Person.

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The English translation of Article 9 is not correct. The number of Congressmen is one hundred thirty.