# Pedro Hernández Elected President of Peru's Constitutional Court

The Peruvian Constitutional Court elected Pedro Hernández as its new president by majority vote.

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The full bench of the Peruvian Constitutional Court elected Pedro Hernández as the new president of the institution by majority vote. [^1]

Luz Pacheco Zerga resigned from the presidency on May 27 after a majority of her colleagues maintained their confidence in a high-ranking official that she had requested be removed. [^2]

The seven justices of the Constitutional Court appointed Luz Pacheco as vice-president and Francisco Morales Saravia to head the Center for Constitutional Studies during the same meeting. [^3]

Magistrate Gustavo Gutiérrez Ticse stated that Pedro Hernández obtained the election result specifically through the vote of Magistrate Manuel Monteagudo. [^4]

Magistrate Luz Pacheco Zerga was elected vice president, and Magistrate Francisco Morales Saravia assumed the role of director general of the Center for Constitutional Studies. [^5]

Pedro Hernández will lead the court until May 2027, which is the expiration date of the current five-year term of the collegial body. [^6]

Gutiérrez Ticse noted that Magistrate Manuel Monteagudo permanently questions the performance of all members of the Constitutional Court. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The full bench of the Peruvian Constitutional Court elected Pedro Hernández as the new president of the institution by majority vote. (La República.pe, News)
2. Luz Pacheco Zerga resigned from the presidency on May 27 after a majority of her colleagues maintained their confidence in a high-ranking official that she had requested be removed. (La República.pe, News)
3. The seven justices of the Constitutional Court appointed Luz Pacheco as vice-president and Francisco Morales Saravia to head the Center for Constitutional Studies during the same meeting. (La República.pe, News)
4. Magistrate Gustavo Gutiérrez Ticse stated that Pedro Hernández obtained the election result specifically through the vote of Magistrate Manuel Monteagudo. (RPP, News)
5. Magistrate Luz Pacheco Zerga was elected vice president, and Magistrate Francisco Morales Saravia assumed the role of director general of the Center for Constitutional Studies. (RPP, News)
6. Pedro Hernández will lead the court until May 2027, which is the expiration date of the current five-year term of the collegial body. (La República.pe, News)
7. Gutiérrez Ticse noted that Magistrate Manuel Monteagudo permanently questions the performance of all members of the Constitutional Court. (RPP, News)

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