2026 Peruvian general election

2026 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election

Incumbent President

Dina Boluarte
Independent



General elections are scheduled to be held in Peru on 12 April 2026, with proposals to bring them forward to 2023 or 2024 due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests rejected. [1][2][3] 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.

  1. ^ "Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest". AP NEWS. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ Alva, Diego (30 January 2023). "Congreso aprueba reconsideración y vuelve al debate adelanto de elecciones para 2023". La Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Alva, Diego (17 June 2023). "Dina Boluarte: "El tema de adelanto de elecciones está cerrado, trabajaremos hasta julio de 2026"". La Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2023.