Senate of Peru

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The Senate of Peru is the upper house of the Congress of Peru, following the reinstatement of a bicameral legislature after the 2026 elections. The Senate is made up of 60 directly-elected members who serve a five year term, contrasting with the 130-member Chamber of Deputies. It is tasked with reviewing and ratifying laws made by the Chamber of Deputies, along with appointing the director of the Central Bank and president of the Court of Auditors. Members of the Senate are either elected from the entire country as a constituency or from a multi-member constituency, with 30 seats being shared equally for the two options. The speaker and secretary general are respectively called the President of the Senate and the Secretary General of the Senate, with Miki Torres presiding over the chamber since 26 July 2026. Half of the seats in the Senate (along with the Chamber of Deputies) are equally divided by 50% between men and women in alternating order (man, woman, man, woman, etc) as apart of...

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