Peru braces for crowded vote as ninth president in a decade meets a resurrected bicameral Congress
Peru heads to the polls with about 35 contenders vying to become the ninth president in 10 years, as a 2024 constitutional change restores a bicameral Congress where impeachment powers shift to a 60-seat Senate requiring 40 votes; the crowded race underscores ongoing political volatility, with candidates like Rafael López Aliaga and Carlos Álvarez promising different security and governance approaches.