Peru

12 Apr; 7 Jun · President and Congress; presidential runoff

● Major national election

Facts

A full institutional reset in a chronically unstable Andean democracy with large mining interests and fragmented parties.

Date status: Held

Category: National (direct)

A country's own general, parliamentary or presidential election.

Direct vote — citizens vote directly for this position.

Last checked: 2026-09-01

Sources

NPR / Peru's electoral board confirms runoff: https://www.wrvo.org/2026-05-18/perus-electoral-board-confirms-june-7-presidential-runoff
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election

Forecasts or Results

Keiko Fujimori (Popular Force) narrowly won the 7 June runoff against left-wing lawmaker Roberto Sánchez, 50.48% to 49.52%, after leading a fragmented first-round field of 35 candidates with just 17% of the vote. The election was marred by vote-counting delays that forced the electoral chief's resignation.

Reported by: https://www.wrvo.org/2026-05-18/perus-electoral-board-confirms-june-7-presidential-runoff

Recorded: 2026-09-05

Election observation

No observer assessment recorded yet.

Election history

Past elections, turnout and electoral system details for Peru, from IFES ElectionGuide.

View on ElectionGuide.org →