Documents last visited 7 December 2023
Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023
Vice-President
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To be elected President of the Republic it is required to be Peruvian by birth, to be thirty-five years of age at the moment of postulation and to enjoy the right of suffrage. (Art. 110) - Spanish
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Para ser elegido Presidente de la República se requiere ser peruano por nacimiento, tener más de treinta y cinco años de edad al momento de la postulación y gozar del derecho de sufragio. (Art. 110)
Vice-President
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The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
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Two Vice Presidents are elected together with the President of the Republic, in the same manner, with the same requirements and for an equal term. (Art. 111) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene más de la mitad de los votos.
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Junto con el Presidente de la República son elegidos, de la misma manera, con los mismos requisitos y por igual término, dos vicepresidentes. (Art. 111)
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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.