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Peru president is the head of state in Peru. It is the president in Peru who is the chief of state and the head of government. This status of the Peru president makes him the most powerful and important person in the country. The power that the president has is provided to him by the constitution of Peru.
The president of Peru must be a citizen of Peru and more than thirty five years of age. The president in Peru is elected for a term of five years by direct voting. The first and the second vice presidents too are elected along with the president for the same period. The Peru president can be elected twice like Alan Garcia Perez but he cannot serve for two consecutive terms.
With a huge amount of power in hand the Peru president is the executive head of the country. He is also the commander in chief of the armed forces in Peru. The Peruvian president has the power to appoint the members of his cabinet. He also appoint other ministers of the council who win in the elections. Peru's president can declare an emergency during internal disturbances or during an external attack. The Peru president has power over the legislation as well. Bills cannot be passed till they are approved by the president.
The president in Peru before 1992 had the power to rule by decree. The constitution provided the president with so much power that his position had become no less than a dictator. The new constitution of Peru of 1993 reduced the power of the president by distributing power into the hands of the cabinet the prime minister and the council of minister.
The present president of Peru is Alan Garcia Perez. Some other famous Peru presidents were Alejandro Toledo, Alberto Fujimori, Francisco Morales Bermudez, etc.
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