# 2001 Peruvian general election

Early general elections were held in Peru on 8 April 2001, with a second round of the presidential election on 3 June. The elections were held after President Alberto Fujimori claimed asylum in Japan during a trip to Asia and resigned his position.
The presidential elections were won by Alejandro Toledo of Possible Peru, who had been defeated by Fujimori in the 2000 general election, while his party emerged as the largest faction in the Congress.

## Candidates
### Main presidential candidates

Final results. First round. :
| Alejandro Toledo | Lourdes Flores | Alan García | Fernando Olivera |
| | Member of Congress (1995-2000) | President of Peru (1985–1990) | Member of Congress (1995-2001) |
| Possible Peru | National Unity | Peruvian Aprista Party | Independent Moralizing Front |

### Other candidates

* Carlos Boloña, economist and former Minister of Economy and Finance (1991-1993) – People's Solution
* Ciro Gálvez, lawyer and notary head – Andean Renaissance
* Marco Antonio Arrunátegui, economist – Project Country
* Ricardo Noriega, lawyer and economist – All for Victory

### Voluntarily withdrawn

* Luis Castañeda, lawyer and former presidential nominee – National Solidarity
* Jorge Santistevan, lawyer and first national ombudsman – Independent Movement We Are Peru - Democratic Cause
* Hernando de Soto, economist – Popular Capital
* Víctor M. Marroquín, international lawyer – Youth Independent Movement
* Martina Portocarrero, folklore singer – Agricultural People's Front of Peru

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Alejandro Toledo | Possible Peru | 3,871,167 | 36.51 | 5,548,556 | 53.08 |
| | Alan García | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 2,732,857 | 25.78 | 4,904,929 | 46.92 |
| | Lourdes Flores | National Unity | 2,576,653 | 24.30 | | |
| | Fernando Olivera | Independent Moralizing Front | 1,044,207 | 9.85 | | |
| | Carlos Boloña | People's Solution | 179,243 | 1.69 | | |
| | Ciro Gálvez | Andean Renaissance | 85,436 | 0.81 | | |
| | Marco Arrunategui | Project Country | 79,077 | 0.75 | | |
| | Ricardo Noriega | All for Victory | 33,080 | 0.31 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,601,720 | 100.00 | 10,453,485 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,601,720 | 86.44 | 10,453,485 | 86.19 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,662,629 | 13.56 | 1,675,484 | 13.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,264,349 | 100.00 | 12,128,969 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,898,435 | 82.32 | 14,898,435 | 81.41 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||||

### Congress

| | Possible Peru | 2,477,624 | 26.30 | 45 | +16 |
| | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 1,857,416 | 19.71 | 28 | +22 |
| | National Unity | 1,304,037 | 13.84 | 17 | New |
| | Independent Moralizing Front | 1,034,672 | 10.98 | 11 | +2 |
| | We Are Peru | 544,193 | 5.78 | 4 | –5 |
| | Cambio 90 – New Majority | 452,696 | 4.80 | 3 | –49 |
| | Popular Action | 393,433 | 4.18 | 3 | 0 |
| | Union for Peru | 390,236 | 4.14 | 6 | +3 |
| | People's Solution | 336,680 | 3.57 | 1 | New |
| | All for Victory | 191,179 | 2.03 | 1 | New |
| | Agricultural People's Front of Peru | 156,264 | 1.66 | 0 | –2 |
| | Project Country | 155,572 | 1.65 | 0 | New |
| | Andean Renaissance | 127,707 | 1.36 | 1 | New |
| Total | Total | 9,421,709 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,421,709 | 78.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,565,932 | 21.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,987,641 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,898,435 | 80.46 | | |
| Source: Nohlen ||||||