2026 Peruvian general election

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General elections were held in Peru between 12–13 April, with a runoff scheduled for 7 June 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents and the national legislature.[1][2] This was after the proposals to bring them forward to 2023 or 2024 due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests were rejected.[3][4][5] 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. A record of 34 registered candidates entered the presidential race by December 2025.[6] The last president, José Jerí, was removed from office in February 2026 by way of censure by a majority vote in Congress.[7] In the months before the election, the power of Congress over the executive and judiciary was documented by observers who noted the importance of a new legislature.[8][9]

Registered27,325,432
Reporting
97.00%
as of 30 April, 00:30 PET
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2026 Peruvian general election
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Presidential election
12–13 April 2026 (first round)
7 June 2026 (second round)
Opinion polls
Registered27,325,432
Reporting
97.00%
as of 30 April, 00:30 PET
 
Candidate Keiko Fujimori Roberto Sánchez
Party FP JP
Running mate Luis Galarreta
Miki Torres		 Analí Márquez
Brígida Curo
Popular vote 2,787,631 1,962,374
Percentage 17.11% 12.04%
President before election

José María Balcázar
Independent

 Elected President

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Chamber of Deputies
12–13 April 2026
All 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
66 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FP Keiko Fujimori 40 +16
JP Roberto Sánchez 31 +26
PBG Jorge Nieto 18 New
RP Rafael López Aliaga 16 +3
OBRAS Ricardo Belmont 15 New
AN Alfonso López-Chau 10 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate
12–13 April 2026
All 60 seats in the Senate
31 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FP Keiko Fujimori 22 New
JP Roberto Sánchez 14 New
RP Rafael López Aliaga 8 New
PBG Jorge Nieto 7 New
OBRAS Ricardo Belmont 5 New
AN Alfonso López-Chau 4 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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In the first round, far-right politician Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force and daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, placed first. Leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez placed second, narrowly over far-right businessman Rafael López Aliaga.[10][11] Due to delays in various polling stations, election authorities extended voting by one day for voters unable to cast their ballots.[12] Following Sánchez's rise in votes later in the tabulation process, López Aliaga reportedly began a disinformation campaign against electoral authorities, accusing the process of fraud.[13] Electoral observers from the European Union and Peruvian authorities denied that voting irregularities took place.[14][15] López Aliaga faces potential criminal charges related to an alleged incitement of civil disorder after calling for an insurgency.[16] The National Jury of Elections (JNE) ruled that it would not annul the first round of elections and that a second round of elections would occur on their scheduled date of 7 June 2026.[17]

Background

See also: Peruvian political crisis (2016–present) and Peruvian protests (2022–2023)
Presidents since the 2021 election in order: Pedro Castillo, Dina Boluarte, José Jerí, José María Balcázar

The election is being held after a prolonged period of political instability that began well before the current electoral cycle. During the presidencies of Ollanta Humala, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Martín Vizcarra, the Congress was dominated by the opposition Popular Force, the party created by the daughter of the former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko Fujimori, and opposed many of the actions performed by the presidents.[18][19][20] Fujimorists in Congress "earned a reputation as hardline obstructionists for blocking initiatives popular with Peruvians aimed at curbing the nation's rampant corruption" according to the Associated Press.[21]

Following the 2021 Peruvian general election, far right parties, including Go on Country, and Popular Renewal, gained control of Congress.[22][23][24] After left-wing presidential candidate Pedro Castillo won the presidency, Fujimori and her supporters made claims of electoral fraud, leading obstructionist efforts to overturn the election with support of citizens in Lima.[25][26][27][28][29][30] Many business groups and politicians refused to recognize Castillo's ascent to the presidency,[31] with those among the more affluent, including former military officers and wealthy families, demanded new elections, promoted calls for a military coup, and used rhetoric to support their allegations of fraud.[26] From the beginning of his presidency, Castillo was targeted by Congress,[32] whom made it clear that they wanted to remove him from office by impeachment.[33]

Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru (1993), Congress can impeach the president on the vague grounds of "moral incapacity",[34] effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch.[35][36][37][38] Congress, which had already attempted to impeach Castillo twice, began a third process of impeachment in late 2022. On 7 December 2022, Castillo attempted a self-coup, dissolving Congress as well as the Judiciary bodies, imposing a curfew, and establishing an emergency government. He was arguing that the legislative body, which had obstructed many of his policies,[39][40][41] was serving oligopolistic businesses and had colluded with the Constitutional Court of Peru to undermine the executive branch, thereby creating a "congressional dictatorship".[39] The move was rejected by state institutions and he was removed from office and arrested.[42] Two months after Castillo was removed, Congress would obtain nearly absolute control of Peru's government when the Constitutional Court, whose members were directly chosen by Congress, removed judicial oversight of the legislative body.[43][44][45]

Castillo's vice president, Dina Boluarte, assumed the presidency amid the widespread protests against her government. Following her ascension to the presidency, Boluarte aligned herself with the right-wing majority in Congress.[46][47][48][49][50] She was described by analysts as authoritarian due to her crackdown on demonstrations,[51] with human rights groups such as Amnesty International,[52] Human Rights Watch,[53] the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights[54] and the National Coordinator for Human Rights[55] criticizing her administration's response, especially after the Ayacucho and Juliaca massacres. Although proposals were repeatedly introduced to bring forward the scheduled 2026 vote, they were rejected by Congress.[citation needed] In October 2025, Boluarte was removed from office by Congress on "moral incapacity" grounds amid mounting public anger over insecurity and corruption allegations.[citation needed]

In his position in the order of succession, president of Congress José Jerí succeeded Boluarte, initially assumed the presidency leading into the 2026 elections.[56] Jerí became Peru's seventh president in nine years.[57] However, in February 2026, José Jerí was removed from office by Congress for holding undisclosed meetings with Zhihua Yang, a Chinese businessman under scrutiny from the Peruvian government.[58] He was succeeded by José María Balcázar, who was elected by Congress to serve as president of Congress and thus made president of Peru.[59]

The campaign has taken shape amid heightened public concern over citizen security, organized crime, persistent distrust in political institutions, and ongoing debates about corruption and economic governance.[60] Concerns about the power Congress held over the executive and judiciary branches were also noted by observers, with Will Freeman of the Council on Foreign Relations warning that Congress was attempting to build a "mafia state" in the run-up to the elections.[8][9] Similarly, Human Rights Watch warned of democratic backsliding occurring, with director of the Americas division, Juanita Goebertus Estrada, stating that "Congress has taken steps to undermine the independence and capacity of courts, prosecutors, and key government institutions" and that "[a]s Congress goes unchecked, many Peruvians point to its role in weakening the rule of law as the reason for the expansion of organized crime in the country."[61]

A return to a bicameral legislative system was also established by Congress, which includes 130 seats for deputies and 60 seats for senators. Deputies serve as the lower house tasked with presenting legislative bills and providing oversight of the Cabinet of Peru, having more responsibility over political objectives. Senators represent the upper house and hold more institutional control; they review bills presented by deputies and are responsible for electing the directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the members of the Constitutional Court, the Comptroller General, Ombudsman of Peru and other institutional leaders. Upper house senators also hold the power to approve certain functions of the executive, such as foreign travel, and the ability to remove the president.[62] The president also cannot dissolve the upper house of Congress, granting that body a large amount of power.[63]

Electoral system

The president is elected using the two-round system.[64] The first round voting allows eligible voters to vote for any viable presidential candidate.[64] The top two candidates who receive a plurality of the vote proceed to the run-off election.[64] The winner of the run-off election and the presidential election is the candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote.[64][65] 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.[65]

The 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected in 27 multi-member constituencies using open list proportional representation.[66] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[67][68] The 60 senators are elected through two systems, with 30 elected in a single nationwide constituency through proportional representation and 30 elected from the 27 constituencies used for the Chamber of Deputies, with Lima province electing four senators and the other 26 constituencies electing one each.[69] Peru has five seats in the Andean Parliament, which are elected using a common constituency by open list proportional representation.[70]

To gain seats in each chamber, parties must both reach a 5% electoral threshold of valid votes for the chamber at the national level and also qualify for at least 5% of the number of seats of the respective chamber (7 for the congress of deputies and 3 for the senate). For the senate the combined vote total for the district and national list senators is used when checking whether a party has reached the threshold.[71][72]

Candidates

Presidential nominees

The following nominees have filed to run at the National Jury of Elections once having won their respective primaries:

More information Name, Born ...
Name Born Experience Home
department		 Campaign Ref

Rafael López Aliaga		 11 February 1961
(age 65)
Lima		 President of Popular Renewal (2020–present)
Mayor of Lima (2023–2025)
Member of the Lima Metropolitan Council (2007–2010)
2021 presidential candidate
Lima		 Running for:
Popular Renewal
Announced:
13 October 2025		 [73]

Keiko Fujimori		 25 May 1975
(age 50)
Lima		 President of Popular Force (2010–present)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2006–2011)
First Lady of Peru (1994–2000)
2021, 2016, and 2011 presidential candidate
Lima		 Running for:
Popular Force
Announced:
30 October 2025
 [74]

Alfonso López-Chau		 17 July 1950
(age 75)
Callao		 Rector of the National University of Engineering
(2021–2025)
Member of the Board of Directors of the
Central Reserve Bank of Peru (2006–2012)
Lima		 Running for:
Ahora Nación
Announced:
27 July 2024		 [75]

Carlos Álvarez		 7 January 1964
(age 62)
Lima		 Comedian
Lima		 Running for:
Country for All
Announced:
28 October 2025		 [76]

César Acuña		 10 August 1952
(age 73)
Chota, Cajamarca		 President of Alliance for Progress (2001–present)
Governor of La Libertad (2023–2025; 2015)
Mayor of Trujillo (2007–2014)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2000–2006)
2021 presidential candidate
La Libertad		 Running for:
Alliance for Progress
Announced:
13 October 2025		 [77]

Wolfgang Grozo [es]		 21 September 1967
(age 58)
Lima		 Retired Major General of the Peruvian Air Force
President of Democratic Integrity (2023–present)
Lima		 Running for:
Democratic Integrity
Announced:
 [78]

Roberto Sánchez		 3 February 1969
(age 57)
Huaral, Lima		 Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)
President of Together for Peru (2017–present)
Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism (2021–2022)
Lima		 Running for:
Together for Peru
Announced:
25 May 2025		 [79][80]

Yonhy Lescano		 15 February 1959
(age 67)
Puno, Puno		 Member of the Congress of the Republic (2001–2019)
General Secretary of Popular Action (2009–2011)
2021 presidential candidate
Puno		 Running for:
Popular Cooperation
Announced:
12 September 2024		 [81][82][83]

Mario Vizcarra		 12 July 1954
(age 71)
Moquegua, Moquegua		 Engineer
Moquegua		 Running for:
Peru First		 [84]

Vladimir Cerrón		 16 December 1970
(age 55)
Chupaca, Junín		 General Secretary of Free Peru (2008–present)
Governor of Junín (2011–2014; 2019)
Junín		 Running for:
Free Peru
Announced:
10 August 2024		 [85]

José Luna		 17 July 1955
(age 70)
Huancavelica, Huancavelica		 Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present; 2000–2016)
President of Podemos Perú (2018–present)
Third Vice President of the Congress (2012–2014)
Lima		 Running for:
Podemos Perú		 [86]
George Forsyth		 20 June 1982
(age 43)
Caracas, Venezuela		 Mayor of La Victoria (2019–2020)
2021 presidential candidate
Lima		 Running for:
We Are Peru

Announced:
15 October 2025

 [87]

Roberto Chiabra [es]		 15 July 1949
(age 76)
Callao		 President of Unity and Peace (2023–present)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)
Minister of Defense (2003–2005)
General Commander of the Peruvian Army (2002–2003)
Lima		 Running for:
National Unity
Announced:
12 July 2025		 [88][89]

Enrique Valderrama		 14 April 1986
(age 40)
Lima		 Lawyer and political commentator
Lima		 Running for:
Peruvian Aprista Party
Announced:
19 September 2025		 [90][91]

José Williams		 9 November 1951
(age 74)
Lima		 Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)
President of the Congress of the Republic (2022–2023)
Chairman of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces (2005–2006)
Lima		 Running for:
Go on Country
Announced:
7 December 2025		 [92][93]

Fiorella Molinelli		 20 July 1974
(age 51)
Lima		 President of Modern Force (2023–present)
Executive President of the Health Social Security (2018–2021)
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (2017–2018)
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction (2017)
Deputy Minister of Transportation (2016–2017)
Lima		 Running for:
Force and Liberty
Announced:
4 August 2025		 [94][95]

Ricardo Belmont		 29 August 1945
(age 80)
Lima		 President of the OBRAS Civic Party (1989–present)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2009–2011)
Mayor of Lima (1990–1995)
Lima		 Running for:
OBRAS Civic Party
Announced:
16 July 2024		 [96]

Fernando Olivera		 26 July 1958
(age 67)
Lima		 President of the Front of Hope 2021 (2020–present)
Minister of Foreign Relations (2005)
Ambassador to Spain (2002–2005)
Minister of Justice (2001–2002)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (1995–2001)
Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress (1992–1995)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1985–1992)
2001 and 2016 presidential candidate
Lima		 Running for:
Front of Hope 2021
Announced:
10 February 2024		 [97][98]

Carlos Espá [es]		 31 August 1960
(age 65)
Lima		 Lawyer and journalist
Lima		 Running for:
SíCreo Party [es]
Announced:
30 March 2025		 [99]

Rafael Belaúnde		 26 December 1974
(age 51)
Lima		 Minister of Energy and Mines (2020)
Lima		 Running for:
People's Liberty
Announced:
4 July 2024		 [100][101]

Mesías Guevara		 13 June 1963
(age 62)
Chiclayo, Lambayeque		 President of Popular Action (2014–2023)
Governor of Cajamarca (2019–2022)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2011–2016)
General Secretary of Popular Action (2007–2009; 2011–2013)
Cajamarca		 Running for:
Purple Party
Announced:
30 October 2025		 [102]

Marisol Pérez Tello		 11 April 1969
(age 57)
Tacna, Tacna		 General Secretary of the Christian People's Party (2017–2021)
Minister of Justice and Human Rights (2016–2017)
Member of the Congress of the Republic (2011–2016)
Lima		 Running for:
First The People
Announced:
16 January 2025		 [103][104]

Jorge Nieto		 29 October 1951
(age 74)
Arequipa, Arequipa		 President of the Party of Good Government (2023–present)
Minister of Defense (2016–2018)
Minister of Culture (2016)
Lima		 Running for:
Party of Good Government
Announced:
10 July 2024		 [105]
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Other nominees

Disqualified tickets

More information Party, Ticket ...
Party Ticket Disqualification
Name for President for First Vice President for Second Vice President Date Motive
Citizens for Peru Party
Partido Ciudadanos por el Perú		 Morgan Quero Alberto Moreno Melania Herrera 8 November 2025 The National Jury of Elections rejected the registration because the presidential candidate joined the party past the 12 July 2024 deadline in order to be eligible to run for President.[118]
Popular Action
Acción Popular		 Alfredo Barnechea Armando Villanueva Mercado Tania Abad Jaime 13 December 2025 The party's primary election was annulled by the National Jury of Elections due to substantial procedural irregularities, including discrepancies in and manipulation of delegate lists, which the body determined violated core principles of internal party democracy and due process.[119][120][121]
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Tickets defeated in primaries

More information Defeated in primaries, Party/Coalition ...
Defeated in primaries
Party/Coalition For President For First Vice President For Second Vice President Ref.
Popular Action Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde Miguel Román María Nieva [122][123]
Julio Chávez Gisella Narváez Delia Condo [124][125]
Edwin Martínez Celia Quispe Carlos Álvarez Rosas [126][127]
Higinio Torres Ricardo Torres Ana Luyo [128][129]
Erwin Pinedo María Samame Augusto Bezada [130][131]
Peruvian Aprista Party Jorge del Castillo Mauricio Mulder Belén García Mendoza [132][133]
Javier Velásquez Carla García Luis Wilson [134][135]
Hernán Garrido Lecca Omar Quesada Olga Cribilleros [136][137]
Magno Mendoza Nemit Gamboa Elena Ciriaco
Jorge Morales Mercedes Núñez Marcos Javes
Nery Quiroz Fidel Puma José Fernández
Augusto Valqui Edmundo Haya de la Torre Isabel Oviedo [138]
Yamel Romero Calle Olivera José Luis Rodríguez [139][140]
Neptali Ramírez Jorge Cuervo Milagros Morales [141]
Rafael Zevallos Rocío Salcedo Daniel Díaz [142]
Emiliano Vargas Edith Ruelas Julio Loayza
José Antonio Torres Iriarte Orlando Loayza Fanny Ríos [143]
Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca Valeria Mezarina Fidel Buitrón [144]
Purple Party Richard Arce Ronnie Jurado Frida Ríos
Manuel Quiroz Olga Tejada Rolando Calderón
PRIN Political Party Liliana Humala Marco Lara Fernando Grández
Modern Peru Reynaldo López Guilmar Trujillo Zully Pinchi
First The People Miguel del Castillo Luis Machicao Rocío Pizarro
Carlos Oré Luz Gamboa Daniel Chávez
Let's Save Peru Mariano González Mariano Portugal Katherine Ramírez [145][146]
David Mamani Manuel Mendives Rocío Juloca
Ricardo Vásquez Edelmira Ramírez Luis Vargas
Venceremos Electoral Alliance Vicente Alanoca Gustavo Guerra García Dalia Abarca [147][148]
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Former

Campaign

The primary concerns among voters in the election were corruption and crime, though with extortion and homicides increasing greatly since the previous election, security became the main concern for voters.[192][193]

Campaign issues

Crime

Extortion crimes increased 1,000% between 2023 and 2025, with gangs targeting schools, small businesses and transportation workers, killing workers who refuse to pay protection payments.[193][194][195][196] Between 2019 and 2024, the national homicide rate grew 200% and in 2025, about 33% of people reported knowing someone affected by extortion.[197] Over 500 schools in Peru faced extortion, 325 were closed due to threats and in some instances, schools began accounting for extortion payments in their budgets.[195][196] In 2025, over 50 transportation drivers in Lima and surrounding areas were murdered, reportedly related to extortion conflicts.[194][196] According to experts, the causes of the increase of crime include economic difficulties following the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, the political crisis in Peru, the expansion of foreign gangs and corrupt police cooperating with gangs.[194][195][198] States of emergencies were declared and troops were deployed onto streets, though this resulted in no change in crime rates.[196] In a notable event, the Círculo Militar de Chorrillos shooting occurred when a gang attempting to extort the cumbia band Agua Marina fired their guns at the band while on stage on 8 October 2025, with the shooting leading to the impeachment of Dina Boluarte as some argued her crime prevention policies being ineffective.[199]

The growth of crime resulted in extreme positions by some political candidates.[192] Front-runner Keiko Fujimori proposed having those incarcerated perform jobs in order to eat, stating "We will force prisoners to work for their food".[198] Carlos Álvarez described himself as "the Peruvian Bukele",[200] and said that if in office, he would designate all criminals as military targets subject to death if they did not surrender, saying "to hell with the human rights of criminals".[201] Rafael Lopez Aliaga proposed capturing criminals, helicoptering them into prisons in the Amazon rainforest and having the jails surrounded by South American bushmaster vipers.[192][198] Lopez Aliaga also proposed greater cooperation with the United States on crime, approving American troops to apprehend criminals in Peru and sending prisoners to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador.[198][202]

Second round candidate endorsements

More information Candidate, Endorsement ...
Candidate Endorsement
Ronald Atencio [es] Roberto Sánchez[203]
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Conduct

First round

Election monitoring was performed by the Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union, which comprised 150 members, and 90 officials of the Organization of American States.[204] Other monitoring included individuals from the Association of World Election Bodies, the Carter Center, the Center for Electoral Advisory and Promotion and the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations, alongside local monitoring groups. About 10,550 locations hosted 92,720 voting stations nationally. Internationally, 4,000 voting stations were established, though voting in Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia was cancelled due to the 2026 Iran war.[205][206]

On election day, dozens of voting stations were delivered late or not delivered at all, resulting in over 50,000 people being unable to vote. Voting issues in Orlando, Florida and Paterson, New Jersey were also reported. These complications resulted in an extension in the voting deadline for the affected voters.[63] Voters in Chile, where about 113,000 Peruvians reside, expressed frustrations as well when shuttles promised to bring people to voting stations were not used and when the opening of voting at Espacio Riesco [es] was delayed by five hours, starting at 12:00 instead of the planned 7:00.[207] Reports by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) showed that the delay of elections had an insignificant effect on voter turnout.[17]

Keiko Fujimori was quickly determined to be the candidate most likely heading to the second round of presidential elections.[14] As the tabulation of voting data occurred, left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez saw his position move from 6th place to 3rd place by 15 April.[208] While a group of European Union electoral observers and governmental authorities reported no voting irregularities, right-wing protestors gathered at the headquarters of the National Jury of Elections (JNE), participating in sit-in demonstrations.[14] On 24 April 2026, the JNE ruled 3-2 against annulling the first round of elections and said that the second round would occur on its already scheduled date of 7 June 2026.[17]

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2026 Peruvian general election
Trend lines of the voting intention polls for the first round.

Results

President

More information Candidate, Running mate ...
97.00% reporting
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Keiko FujimoriLuis Galarreta
Miki Torres		Popular Force2,787,63117.11
Roberto SánchezAnalí Márquez
Brígida Curo		Together for Peru1,962,37412.04
Rafael López AliagaNorma Yarrow
Jhon Ramos Malpica		Popular Renewal1,934,59411.87
Jorge NietoSusana Matute Charún
Carlos Caballero León		Party of Good Government1,792,30911.00
Ricardo BelmontDaniel Barragán
Dina Hancco		Civic Party OBRAS1,656,65510.17
Carlos ÁlvarezMaría Chambizea Reyes
Diego Guevara Vivando		Country for All1,287,8777.90
Alfonso López ChauLuis Villanueva Carbajal
Ruth Buendía		Ahora Nación1,192,9067.32
Marisol Pérez TelloRaúl Molina
Manuel Ato del Avellanal		First the People557,3493.42
Carlos Espá [es]Alejandro Santa María
Melitza Yanzich		SíCreo Party [es]547,6263.36
Fernando OliveraElizabeth León
Carlos Cuaresma		Front of Hope 2021301,2121.85
José LunaCecilia García
Raúl Noblecilla		Podemos Perú258,9081.59
Yonhy LescanoCarmela Salazar Jáuregui
Vanesa Lazo Valles		Popular Cooperation211,0351.30
César AcuñaJessica Tumi Rivas
Alejandro Soto Reyes		Alliance for Progress185,9731.14
Enrique ValderramaMaría Inés Valdivia
Lucio Antonio Vásquez		Peruvian Aprista Party157,0560.96
George ForsythJohanna Lozada Baldwin
Herbe Olave Ugarte		We Are Peru146,1680.90
Herbert CallerRossana Montes Tello
Jorge Carcovich Cartolezzi		Patriotic Party of Peru [es]140,4330.86
Mario VizcarraCarlos Illanes Calderón
Judith Mendoza Díaz		Peru First139,8990.86
Ronald Atencio [es]Elena Rivera
Alberto Quintanilla		Venceremos [es]137,0210.84
Rosario Fernández [es]Arturo Fernández
Carlos Pinillos Vinces		A Different Path [es]125,7480.77
Charlie Carrasco [es]María Paredes Verci
Wilbert Segovia Quin		United Peru Democratic Party115,8700.71
Vladimir CerrónFlavio Cruz
Bertha Rojas		Free Peru97,5840.60
Mesías GuevaraHerber Cueva
Marisol Liñán		Purple Party79,9780.49
Roberto Chiabra [es]Javier Bedoya Denegri
Neldy Mendoza		National Unity65,9280.40
Paul Jaimes [es]Mónica Guillén
Jorge Caloggero Encina		Progresemos64,1860.39
Álex Gonzales [es]Bertha Azabache
Wellington Prada		Green Democratic Party [es]62,1260.38
Wolfgang Grozo [es]Maritza Sánchez Perales
Félix Murazzo		Democratic Integrity61,9610.38
Rafael Belaúnde LlosaPedro Cateriano
Tania Porles		People's Liberty39,7000.24
José WilliamsFernán Altuve
Adriana Tudela		Avanza País31,6530.19
Francisco Diez-Canseco [es]Diego Koster
Clara Quispe		Peru Action30,7420.19
Fiorella MolinelliGilbert Violeta
María Pariona		Force and Liberty26,4640.16
Álvaro Paz de la Barra [es]Yessika Arteaga
Shella Palacios		Faith in Peru22,6880.14
Armando Massé [es]Virgilio Acuña
Lidia Lourdes Díaz		Federal Democratic Party21,1290.13
Antonio OrtizJaime Freundt
Giovanna Demurtas		Let's Save Peru [es]17,0780.10
Walter ChirinosJulio Vega Ybáñez
Mayra Vargas Gil		PRIN Political Party14,1000.09
Napoleón Becerra †[a]Winston Huamán
Nélida Cuayla		Workers and Entrepreneurs Party11,1360.07
Carlos Jaico [es]Miguel Almenara
Liz Quispe Santos		Modern Peru9,4950.06
Total16,294,592100.00
Valid votes16,294,59283.20
Invalid votes994,2815.08
Blank votes2,295,65411.72
Total votes19,584,527100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,325,43271.67
Source: ONPE
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Senate

More information 80.48% reporting, Party ...
80.48% reporting
PartySeats
Popular Force22
Together for Peru14
Popular Renewal8
Party of Good Government7
Civic Party OBRAS5
Ahora Nación4
Total60
Source: ONPE Single District, ONPE Multiple District
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Chamber of Deputies

More information 89.17% reporting, Party ...
89.17% reporting
PartySeats+/–
Popular Force40+16
Together for Peru31+26
Party of Good Government18New
Popular Renewal16+3
Civic Party OBRAS15New
Ahora Nación10New
Country for All0New
First the People0New
SíCreo Party [es]0New
Alliance for Progress0–15
Podemos Perú0–5
Peruvian Aprista Party00
Front of Hope 20210New
Agricultural People's Front of Peru00
We Are Peru0–5
Popular Cooperation0New
Peru First0New
Progresemos0New
Venceremos [es]0New
United Peru Democratic Party0New
A Different Path [es]0New
Patriotic Party of Peru [es]0New
Free Peru0–37
Go on Country – Social Integration Party0–7
Purple Party0–3
People's Liberty0New
Green Democratic Party [es]0New
National Unity00
Democratic Integrity0New
Force and Liberty0New
Faith in Peru0New
Federal Democratic Party0New
Peru Action0New
PRIN Political Party0New
Workers and Entrepreneurs Party0New
Let's Save Peru [es]0New
Modern Peru0New
Total1300
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Aftermath

First round

Main article: 2026 Peruvian post-electoral crisis

"If you don’t declare this filth null and void, Mr. Burneo, get ready ... You’re going to get a big one. A huge tortoise so you’ll behave like a man. You know where I’m going to shove it. We’re going to shove the tortoise in you, you know exactly where."

— Rafael López Aliaga, 14 April 2026[13][15]

During the election, dozens of polling stations opened late or did not open at all, which initially prevented more than 60,000 voters from being able to cast their votes; because of this, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) extended voting until 18:00 and extended the election until 13 April in areas affected.[209] It was found that the company responsible for transporting election material had failed to comply with its contract, leaving polling stations unable to operate. The headquarters of the company were subsenquently raided by the police.[210] An investigation revealed that the government had already penalized the company for failing to fulfill its contracts regarding the election on three previous occasions,[211] and that already in March the authorities had warned ONPE of risks that tasking the company with the distribution of election materials would entail.[212] As the result, José Samamé Blas, the ONPE's electoral management director, was arrested and charged with dereliction of duty and refusal to perform official duties.[213]

In the weeks leading up to the elections, El País reported that Rafael López Aliaga had already began making claims of electoral fraud.[15] According to La República, Rafael López Aliaga implemented a disinformation campaign to discredit the election, accusing electoral authorities of engaging in fraud.[13] The newspaper reported that former police intelligence agents that were assisting López Aliaga's Popular Renewal party told journalists that a plan was organized by the party to remove head of the ONPE, Piero Corvetto and the head of the National Elections Board (JNE), Roberto Burneo, replacing them with sympathetic officials who would invalidate the election.[13] Several mostly right-wing presidential candidates, including Rafael López Aliaga,[214] Wolfgang Grozo, Herbert Caller,[215] Álex Gonzales, and Francisco Diez-Canseco called for an invalidation of the election.[216] López Aliaga organized a demonstration, demanding the invalidation of the election.[217] El País reported that during a speech, López Aliaga made homophobic attacks and said he would rape Burneo, the head of the JNE, with a tortoise if he did not annul the elections.[15] He accused the authorities of conducting "ballot box stuffing" in order to make Keiko Fujimori advance to the runoff; López Aliaga also called for an "insurgency" if the elections were not invalidated.[218][219][220] After calling for an insurgency, López Aliaga faced criminal charges related to an alleged incitement of civil disorder from the Public Ministry of Peru.[16]

In addition to his call for protests, López Aliaga offered 20,000 Peruvian soles to individuals who assisted his argument of electoral fraud being committed.[221] Fujimori, who had previously offered her alliance with López Aliaga by avoiding political attacks,[222] said that she would provide all representatives of her Popular Force party to assist López Aliaga in any potential fact-finding. According to La República, this may have been an attempt by Fujimori to prevent Sánchez from advancing to the second round of elections. Sánchez reacted to López Aliaga's offer to pay those assisting his electoral fraud narrative by saying "If there are doubts about this process, they must be substantiated with evidence before the authorities, not by paying bribes."[223]

ONPE head Piero Corvetto resigned as a result of the controversy and faced investigations related to the implementation of the first round of elections.[17]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Deceased in a car accident on 15 March 2026, but his ticket remained on a ballot

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