# 2026 Peruvian general election

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. 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.

## Electoral system

The President is elected using the two-round system. 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 open list proportional representation. 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.
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.
Peru has five seats in the Andean Parliament, 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:
| Name | Born | Experience | Home department | Campaign |
| Keiko Fujimori | 25 May 1975 (age 49) 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 ForceExpressed interest: 27 December 2022 |
| Rafael López Aliaga | 11 February 1961 (age 64) Lima | Mayor of Lima (2023–present) Member of the Lima Metropolitan Council (2007–2010) 2021 presidential candidate | Lima | Running for: Popular RenewalAnnounced: 23 May 2024 |
| Hernando de Soto | 2 June 1941 (age 83) Arequipa, Arequipa | President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (1981–present) Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (1978–1980) 2021 presidential candidate | Arequipa | Running for: ProgresemosAnnounced: 6 July 2024 |
| Phillip Butters | 13 July 1967 (age 57) Trujillo, La Libertad | Radio journalist | La Libertad | Running for: Go on CountryExpressed interest: 10 July 2024 |
| Javier González Olaechea | 13 December 1958 (age 66) Lima | Minister of Foreign Relations (2023–2024) | Lima | Running for: Christian People's PartyAnnounced: 10 November 2024 |
| Hernán Garrido Lecca | 18 May 1960 (age 64) Lima | Minister of Health (2007–2008) Minister of Housing Construction and Sanitation (2006–2007) | Lima | Running for: APRAAnnounced: 28 August 2024 |
| Guido Bellido | 7 August 1979 (age 45) Chumbivilcas, Cusco | Prime Minister of Peru (2021) Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present) | Cusco | Running for: Conscience PeopleExpressed interest: 13 May 2024 |
| César Acuña | 10 August 1952 (age 72) Chota, Cajamarca | Governor of La Libertad (2023–present; 2015) Mayor of Trujillo (2007–2014) Member of the Congress of the Republic (2000–2006) 2021 presidential candidate | La Libertad | Running for: Alliance for ProgressExpressed interest: 2 July 2024 |
| Alfredo Barnechea | 19 May 1952 (age 72) Ica, Ica | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1985–1990) 2016 presidential candidate | Lima | Running for: Popular ActionAnnounced: 29 August 2024 |
| Alfonso López Chau | 17 July 1950 (age 74) Callao | Rector of the National University of Engineering (2021–present) Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (2006–2012) | Callao | Running for: Now NationAnnounced: 27 July 2024 |
| Carlos Álvarez | 7 January 1964 (age 61) Lima | Comedian | Lima | Running for: Country for AllExpressed interest: 5 July 2024 |
| Yonhy Lescano | 15 February 1959 (age 66) Puno, Puno | Member of the Congress of the Republic (2001–2019) 2021 presidential candidate | Puno | Running for: Truth and HonestyAnnounced: 12 September 2024 |
| Vladimir Cerrón | 16 December 1970 (age 54) Chupaca, Junín | General Secretary of Free Peru (2008–present) Governor of Junín (2011–2014; 2019) | Junín | Running for: Free PeruAnnounced: 10 August 2024 |

#### 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:
* Aníbal Torres (Forward United People), former Prime Minister of Peru
* Duberlí Rodríguez (Popular Unity), former Chief Justice of Peru
* Ricardo Belmont (Civic Party Obras), former Mayor of Lima
* Fernando Olivera (Front of Hope 2021), former Minister of Justice
* Guillermo Bermejo (People’s Voices), Member of Congress
* Roberto Chiabra (Unity and Peace Party), Member of Congress
* Rafael Belaúnde Llosa (People's Liberty), former Minister of Energy and Mines
* Óscar Valdés (Christian People's Party), former Prime Minister of Peru
* Enrique Valderrama (APRA), journalist and political analyst
* Carla García (APRA), communicator and writer
* Ciro Gálvez (National United Resurgence), former Minister of Culture
* Fiorella Molinelli (Modern Force), former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion
* Rómulo Mucho Mamani (Modern Peru), former Minister of Energy and Mines
* Carlos Anderson (Modern Peru), Member of Congress
* Pedro Guevara (Modern Peru), architect and consultant
* Marisol Pérez Tello (First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), former Minister of Justice and Human Rights
* Mariano González (Let’s Save Peru), former Minister of the Interior

### Declined

* Francisco Sagasti (Purple Party), former President of Peru
* Verónika Mendoza (New Peru), former Member of Congress
* Carlos Añaños (Modern Peru), businessman and founder of Ajegroup

### Former

* Alberto Fujimori (Popular Force), former President of Peru. Died on 11 September 2024.
* Antauro Humala (ANTAURO), leader of Ethnocacerism. Party and candidacy disqualified on 31 October 2024 by the Supreme Court of Peru.
* Susel Paredes (First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), Member of Congress. Ineligible to run in the presidential election by resigning to the party past the registration deadline.
* Fernando Cillóniz (Christian People's Party), former Governor of Ica.