Peru 2026 Presidential Election Runoff

What this countdown tracks

The clock above counts down to the Peru 2026 presidential runoff on Sunday, June 7, 2026 — the second-round vote between the top two finishers from the April 12 first round. The 2026 cycle is Peru's first general election under the restored bicameral Congress and follows the 2022 ouster of Pedro Castillo and the Dina Boluarte interim presidency.

About this election

Peru's 2026 election restructures the country's political map. The 2024 constitutional reform recreated a Senate (60 seats) alongside a renewed Chamber of Deputies (130 seats) and reintroduced presidential re-election limits. Voters elect a president, vice presidents, both legislative chambers, and Andean Parliament representatives in a single cycle organized by the Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE) and the Jurado Nacional de Elecciones.

The political fragmentation is extreme: Peru has had seven presidents since 2016 and Boluarte's approval has hovered in single digits. More than 30 parties have registered for 2026, with frontrunners likely drawn from Fuerza Popular (Keiko Fujimori), Alianza para el Progreso, Renovación Popular, and emerging left vehicles after the dissolution of Perú Libre. The runoff format almost guarantees that the two finalists will need to assemble cross-bloc coalitions in Congress to govern.

Key issues

Insecurity tied to extortion and informal mining, the legacy of the 2022–2023 protests in the southern highlands, the future of the Boluarte-era prosecutions, and the sustainability of the copper-driven mining economy will dominate. The runoff will also be a referendum on Peru's relationship with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and on continued cooperation with the OAS.

Past results

• 2021: Pedro Castillo (Perú Libre) defeated Keiko Fujimori in the runoff by ~44,000 votes; Castillo was ousted in December 2022.
• 2016: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski edged Fujimori in a runoff before resigning in 2018.
• 2011: Ollanta Humala defeated Fujimori in the runoff.
• 2006: Alan García returned to the presidency, defeating Humala in the runoff.
• 2001: Alejandro Toledo won the first runoff after Fujimori's flight to Japan.

How to follow

Results publish on resultados.eleccionesgenerales2026.pe via ONPE. Domestic coverage centers on RPP, Canal N, América TV, and El Comercio; international coverage comes from Reuters Lima and AFP. The hashtag #EleccionesPeru2026 is standard.

Related countdowns

Track the broader Latin American cycle with Colombia 2026 presidential, Brazil 2026 general election, Mexico 2027 federal legislative, and Argentina 2027 general election.

FAQ

When is the Peru 2026 runoff? Sunday, June 7, 2026; first round was April 12, 2026. Where does it take place? Nationwide across Peru's 25 regions plus the Constitutional Province of Callao. Why does this election matter? It is Peru's first general election under the restored bicameral Congress and decides who governs after years of presidential turnover. Is Boluarte on the ballot? She is constitutionally permitted to run as the incumbent finishing Castillo's term, though her low approval makes a candidacy unlikely.