The Bicentennial Peru () is a

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parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political party, political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller politic ...

of the

Congress of the Republic of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru () is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be Vacancy due to moral incapacity (Per ...

. Formed in June 2022, it brings together deputies from

Free Peru Free Peru (), officially the Free Peru National Political Party (), is a Marxist political party in Peru. Founded in 2008 as the Free Peru Political Regional Movement, the party was officially constituted as a national organization in February 2 ...

. The group declares itself independent but supports the actions of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 until Third impeachment and removal of Pedro Castillo, he ...

History

The president and first spokesperson Jorge Marticorena, the parliamentarian behind the creation of the group, decides to resign from the group of

as of 26 May 2022, when the Congress of the Republic approves the non-confidence motion of Minister

Betssy Chávez Betssy Betzabet Chávez Chino (born 3 June 1989) is a Peruvian attorney and politician, who served as prime minister of Peru from 26 November until 7 December 2022, when she resigned. She was Peru's seventh female prime minister. She's been a ...

. Due to the governmental crisis of May 2022, and the wave of resignations and the different lines within the group of Free Peru (the creation of the BECN group), the three congressmen Jorge Coayla, Elías Varas and Víctor Cutipa also decide to leave

. On 8 May, the parliamentarian José María Balcazar also announces his resignation from the parliamentary group of Free Peru. On the same day, the five congressmen who resigned due to the evolution of the government and the lines within Free Peru, announced the creation of a new parliamentary group. Two spokespersons for the group are appointed, Víctor Cutipa and Elías Varas.

Ideology

The group can be designated as

. All the parliamentarians declare themselves in dissidence and disagreement with the attitude and the relationship of Waldemar Cerrón and

with the Congress of the Republic and the evolution of the relationship with President Pedro Castillo. Nevertheless, they declare support for ex-President

and his government. The group supports similarly ideas to those of

, such as constitutional reform, food sovereignty, the fight against corruption, an increase in taxes for the richest and free access to education and health.

Members

Notes

References

{{Reflist Parliamentary groups in Peru Political parties established in 2022