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2026 Peruvian general election
Upcoming election in Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General elections are scheduled to be held in Peru on 12 April 2026,[1] with proposals to bring them forward to 2023 or 2024 due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests rejected.[2][3][4] The presidential elections will determine the president and the vice presidents, while the congressional elections will determine the composition of the Congress of Peru, which will return to being a bicameral legislature with a 60-seat Senate and 130-seat Chamber of Deputies.
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Electoral system
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The president is elected using the two-round system.[5] The first round voting allows eligible voters to vote for any viable presidential candidate.[5] The top two candidates who receive a plurality of the vote proceed to the run-off election.[5] The winner of the run-off election and the presidential election is the candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote.[5][6] However, if in the first round the candidate who is in the first place already gets more than 50% of the popular vote, that candidate will automatically win the election and a run-off election will no longer be needed.[6]
The 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected in 27 multi-member constituencies using open list proportional representation.[7] To enter Congress, parties must either cross the 5% electoral threshold at the national level, or win at least seven seats in one constituency. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[8][9]
The 60 senators are elected dividing them in two separate elections, with 33 elected nationwide by proportional representation and 27 in single-member constituencies by first past the post.[10]
Peru has five seats in the Andean Parliament, which are elected using a common constituency by open list proportional representation.[11]
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Presidential candidates
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Presumptive candidates
The following candidates have announced their intention to run in the 2026 election:
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Minor potential candidates
The following candidates have also been signaled potential nominees and are eligible to run but haven't been notable enough due to lack of coverage or not being present in a national opinion poll:
- Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde (Popular Action), former Member of Congress[28]
- Edwin Martínez (Popular Action), Member of Congress[29]
- Ricardo Belmont (Civic Party Obras), former Mayor of Lima[30]
- Fernando Olivera (Front of Hope 2021), former Minister of Justice[31]
- Guillermo Bermejo (People's Voices), Member of Congress[32]
- Rafael Belaúnde Llosa (People's Liberty), former Minister of Energy and Mines[33]
- Hernán Garrido Lecca (Peruvian Aprista Party), former Minister of Health[34]
- Carla García (Peruvian Aprista Party), communicator and writer[35]
- Jorge del Castillo (Peruvian Aprista Party), former Prime Minister of Peru[36]
- Rafael Zevallos (Peruvian Aprista Party), chemist and author[37]
- Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca (Peruvian Aprista Party), economist and former congressional candidate[38]
- Fiorella Molinelli (Modern Force), former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion[39]
- Rómulo Mucho Mamani (Modern Peru), former Minister of Energy and Mines[40]
- Carlos Anderson (Modern Peru), Member of Congress[41]
- Pedro Guevara (Modern Peru), architect and consultant[42]
- Mariano González (Let’s Save Peru), former Minister of the Interior[43]
- Vicente Alanoca (New Peru), Aymara leader and Puno academic.[44]
- Francisco Diez Canseco Távara (Peru Action), former Member of the Chamber of Deputies[45]
- Jorge Nieto (Party of Good Government), former Minister of Defense[46]
- Carlos Espá (I Believe Party), lawyer and journalist[47]
- Arturo Fernández Bazán (A Different Path), former Mayor of Trujillo[48]
- Wolfgang Grozo (Democratic Integrity), former Air Force Major General[49]
- Zósimo Cárdenas (Battle Peru), Governor of Junín[50]
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- Francisco Sagasti (Purple Party), former President of Peru[51]
- Verónika Mendoza (New Peru), former Member of Congress[52]
Former
- Alberto Fujimori (Popular Force), former President of Peru.[53] Died on 11 September 2024.[54]
- Carlos Añaños (Modern Peru), businessman and founder of Ajegroup.[55] Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.[56]
- Antauro Humala (ANTAURO), leader of Ethnocacerism. Party disqualified on 31 October 2024 by the Supreme Court of Peru.[57][58]
- Susel Paredes (First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), Member of Congress.[59] Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.[60]
- Fernando Cillóniz (Christian People's Party), former Governor of Ica.[61] Party ended candidacy in the aftermath of an interview in which the candidate revealed ties to Odebrecht.[62]
- Javier González Olaechea (Christian People's Party), former Minister of Foreign Relations.[63] Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.[64]
- Guido Bellido (Conscience People), former Prime Minister of Peru.[65] Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election.
- Aníbal Torres (Forward United People), former Prime Minister of Peru[66] Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election.
- Duberlí Rodríguez (Popular Unity), former Chief Justice of Peru[67] Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election.
- Ciro Gálvez (National United Resurgence), former Minister of Culture[68] Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election.
- Óscar Valdés (Christian People's Party), former Prime Minister of Peru[69] Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.[70]
- Hernando de Soto (Progresemos), economist and former 2021 presidential candidate.[71] Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.[72]
- Carlos Neuhaus (Christian People's Party), former Chairman of the 2019 Pan American Games Organizing Committee.[73][74] Party chose Roberto Chiabra as presidential nominee in coalition with the Unity and Peace Party.[75]
- Marisol Pérez Tello (First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), former Minister of Justice and Human Rights. Dropped-out endorsing Alfonso López Chau.[76]
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