Peruvian Prime Minister Vicente Zeballos on Sunday said there is the responsibility of building a common agenda with the Congress members, who will be elected by citizens today in the
"The idea is to establish a common agenda. We respect the agenda that Parliament will propose, but there is a country agenda that involves all of us," he expressed.
"We hope that, within the constructive and consensus-related environment, the proposal will be well received, and we will take the path of institutional responsibility and strengthening," he stated.
Thanks to the legitimacy of the sovereign vote, he said, a new direction is being given to democracy, and it obliges everyone to put forward their best arguments thinking about the country.
Parliamentary Elections
Out of the total eligible voters, 23,825,154 live in Peru and
974,239 reside abroad, of which 650,010 are in the Americas, 281,640 in Europa, 36,288 in Asia, 5,980 in Oceania, and 321 in Africa.
The extraordinary parliamentary elections see 21 political parties partake in the process.
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