Democratic Peru ( es, Perú Democrático; PD) is a

parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliamenta ...

of the

Congress of the Republic of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Congress' composition is established by Chapter I of Title IV of the Constitution of Peru. Congress is compos ...

. Formed in January 2022, it brings together several congressmen from three parties. Being the first "minority", the group joined the

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from February 2022.

History

On January 7, 2022, five former parliamentarians from Free Peru,

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and Popular Action asked the president of Congress,

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, to create a parliamentary group. The first five members include Héctor Valer, Hamlet Echevarría, Carlos Zeballos, Luis Kamiche and

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. On January 10, a few days after the creation of the parliamentary group, the then Minister of Labor,

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, announced that she would join the group. On January 14, after a meeting with Pedro Castillo, President Héctor Valer declared his parliamentary group neither in opposition nor in favor of the government, but only in favor of a

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. On February 1, 2022, Héctor Valer was appointed President of the Council of Ministers by President Pedro Castillo, replacing

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who resigned the day before. Thus, the parliamentary group de facto integrated the composition and support of the government, with the President of the Council and the Minister of Labor as members of the government coalition.

Position

The group can be referred to as left-wingers and catch-alls. Since there are differences since its creation, Héctor Valer during a meeting with Pedro Castillo called the group neither in the opposition nor in favor of the government. However, a few days later, Guillermo Bermejo, who resigned from Free Peru, evokes a parliamentary group in support of the government. However, the group is characterized by ideological elements shared by all, whether by those who remain in Free Peru, or by those who have left the party, and the dissidents of the

and Popular Action parties. The parliamentarians particularly want the convocation of a Constituent Assembly, the fight against corruption and the restoration of the image of legislators.

Members

Initially made up of 5 members, being the minimum number of congressmen required to create a parliamentary group, the then Minister of Labor of the government of Pedro Castillo, Betssy Chávez, also a congressman, decided to join the group. Two days later, the parliamentarian

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decided to join the group, which was made up mostly of current or former members of Free Peru. In 2022, Héctor Valer quit the caucus, followed by Carlos Zeballos.

Composition

References

{{Reflist, 2 2022 establishments in Peru Parliamentary groups in Peru Political parties established in 2022