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John Crabtree

John Crabtree

Lawyer and businessman

Jun 30, 2026

10:31
I was going to ask is like, yes, what does, uh, Congress look like when it comes to her, you know, her mandate? Will she have a mandate or is it going to be another-
10:40
The Congress in Peru has asserted its authority, um, repeatedly, um, since 2016 when, I mean, one of the systems, originally Peru had a fairly presidentialist system, but it's only presidentialist if the president can actually control Congress.
10:56
And since 2016, it's been the Fujimoristas that have controlled Congress and the, their adversaries who have been in the executive.
11:04
So, um, the question of who controls Congress is, is, is very important going forward.
11:10
And to a certain extent now, the boot is on the other foot, you know.
11:14
Um, if we look at the composition, um, of the Congress, and bearing in mind that for the first time since 1992, we now have a re-reinstated Senate, so we've got a bicameral system.
11:24
It's not just one chamber but two.

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16:27
And so, so looking towards this and looking towards the people who may be named into the cabinet, what kind of thing are we expecting to, uh, to see for, uh, Fujimori's economic policy?

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