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are scheduled to be held in

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on 12 April 2026, with proposals to bring them forward to 2023 or 2024 due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests rejected. The presidential elections will determine the

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and the

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, while the congressional elections will determine the composition of the

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, which will return to being a bicameral legislature with a 60-seat Senate and 130-seat Chamber of Deputies.

Electoral system

The

is elected using the

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. The first round voting allows eligible voters to vote for any viable presidential candidate. The top two candidates who receive a plurality of the vote proceed to the run-off election. The winner of the run-off election and the presidential election is the candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote. 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. The 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected in 27 multi-member constituencies using

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. 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

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.Peru
IFES The 60 senators are elected dividing them in two separate elections, with 33 elected nationwide by

and 27 in single-member constituencies by

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. Peru has five seats in the

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, which are elected using a common constituency by open list proportional representation.

Presidential candidates

Presumptive candidates

The following candidates have announced their intention to run in the 2026 election:

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: * Carlos Neuhaus ( Christian People's Party), former Chairman of the

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Organizing Committee * Ricardo Belmont ( Civic Party Obras), former Mayor of Lima * Fernando Olivera ( Front of Hope 2021), former

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* Guillermo Bermejo ( People's Voices),

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* Roberto Chiabra ( Unity and Peace Party),

* Rafael Belaúnde Llosa ( People's Liberty), former Minister of Energy and Mines * Enrique Valderrama ( APRA), journalist and political analyst * Carla García ( APRA), communicator and writer * Jorge del Castillo ( APRA), former

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* Fiorella Molinelli ( Modern Force), former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion * Rómulo Mucho Mamani (

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), former Minister of Energy and Mines * Carlos Anderson (

* Pedro Guevara (

), architect and consultant * Marisol Pérez Tello ( First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), former Minister of Justice and Human Rights *

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( Let’s Save Peru), former

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* Vicente Alanoca (

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), Aymara leader and

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academic.

Declined

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(

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), former

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(

), former

Former

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(

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), former

. Died on 11 September 2024. *

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(

), businessman and founder of

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. *

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(

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), leader of Ethnocacerism. Party disqualified on 31 October 2024 by the

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. *

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( First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress),

. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. * Fernando Cillóniz ( Christian People's Party), former Governor of Ica. Party ended candidacy in the aftermath of an interview in which the candidate revealed ties to

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. * Javier González Olaechea ( Christian People's Party), former Minister of Foreign Relations. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. * Guido Bellido ( Conscience People), former

. Party failed to register with the

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on time to qualify for the general election. * Aníbal Torres ( Forward United People), former

Party failed to register with the

on time to qualify for the general election. * Duberlí Rodríguez ( Popular Unity), former Chief Justice of Peru Party failed to register with the

on time to qualify for the general election. * Ciro Gálvez ( National United Resurgence), former

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Party failed to register with the

on time to qualify for the general election. * Óscar Valdés ( Christian People's Party), former

Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. *

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( Progresemos), economist and former 2021 presidential candidate. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline.

Opinion polls

Presidential election

Parliamentary election

Notes

References

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