26 May 2026
Constitutionally Anti-constitutional
Peru's presidential runoff on June 7 will decide between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez – and whoever wins will become the country's tenth president in ten years. The presidency, however, has seemingly lost its political import. Parliament has effectively ruled Peru for the last decade: it has impeached four presidents since 2020 and rewritten the constitution to introduce a powerful new Senate, set to begin functioning on July 28. This Senate is, in essence, constitutionally anti-constitutional – its powers systematically undermine the very checks and balances that liberal constitutionalism exists to protect. Continue reading >>
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30 October 2025
Resisting Fascisation
Peru is in a deep constitutional crisis after Congress removed President Boluarte and made José Jerí, who faces serious criminal charges, the interim leader. Large protests demand a clean break from the current political class amid violent police responses and a declared state of emergency. The country is caught in a struggle against growing authoritarianism and weakening rule of law, threatening its democracy. Continue reading >>
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22 January 2025
On Peru’s Constitutional Crisis
Two hundred years after gaining independence, Peru finds itself in a state of political instability. Over the past six years, the country has had six different presidents — largely due to a persistent power struggle between the Legislative and Executive branches. The ongoing turmoil indicates that Peru finds itself in a constitutional crisis– a crisis that encompasses both the constitutional text, tainted by its authoritarian history, and the political constitution, understood as the actual form of government. Continue reading >>
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