Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ambassador and officials, for coming to us today.
In October, Peru hosted the Organization of American States' annual meeting. I had the opportunity to visit. I was in your Congress and met with five of your congressmen. What is to be celebrated, from my perspective—from all of ours, I think—is that your constitution held through a very difficult period.
Here in Canada, we also have regional differences. We have indigenous folks. We represent those interests through five different parties in our Parliament.
My understanding is that—please correct me if I'm wrong—there are 16 parties in your Congress. Could you clarify that? That's far more than here in Canada. My understanding is also that former president Castillo was elected with about 16% of the popular vote. That background may help us understand and appreciate how your constitution held.
Go ahead, please, sir.