Populism

There are many different ways of characterising modern Peru, but one evidence-based approach might be to classify it as an “unstable and imperfect democracy”. A dramatic illustration of that is that over the last 10 years the country has had no fewer than nine presidents. For most of the last decade there have been repeated clashes between the executive and legislative powers, with the latter often impeaching sitting presidents. None of the last nine Peruvian presidents have to date been able to complete their full five-year presidential terms in office.