2026 Peruvian general election

Presidential election
← 2021 12–13 April 2026 (first round)
7 June 2026 (second round)		 2031 →
Registered27,325,432
Turnout73.81% (first round) Increase 3.76pp
72.03% (second round) Decrease 2.54pp
 
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi 2026 (cropped).jpg
Congresista Roberto S. Palomino.jpg
Candidate Keiko Fujimori Roberto Sánchez
Party Popular Force Together for Peru
Running mate Luis Galarreta
Miki Torres		 Analí Márquez
Brígida Curo
Popular vote 9,223,396 9,173,755
Percentage 50.13% 49.87%
President before election

José María Balcázar
Independent

 Elected President

Keiko Fujimori
Popular Force

Senate
← 1990 12–13 April 2026
All 60 seats in the Senate
31 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
Popular Force Keiko Fujimori 15.05 22
Together for Peru Roberto Sánchez 12.23 14
Popular Renewal Rafael López Aliaga 11.04 8
Party of Good Government Jorge Nieto 10.47 7
OBRAS Ricardo Belmont 8.84 5
Ahora Nación Alfonso López-Chau 8.18 4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chamber of Deputies
← 2021 12–13 April 2026
All 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
66 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Popular Force Keiko Fujimori 14.63 41 +17
Together for Peru Roberto Sánchez 10.79 32 +27
Party of Good Government Jorge Nieto 10.46 18 New
Popular Renewal Rafael López Aliaga 11.05 15 +2
OBRAS Ricardo Belmont 8.32 14 New
Ahora Nación Alfonso López-Chau 8.49 10 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Peru on 12 April 2026 with a run-off on 7 June 2026. The presidential elections elected the president and the vice presidents, while the congressional elections elected members of the Congress of Peru, which will return to being a bicameral legislature with a 60-seat Senate and 130-seat Chamber of Deputies. The last president, José Jerí, was removed from office in February 2026 by Congress.

Right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force and daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori was elected president after beating Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez.

Aftermath

First round

In the first round, right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force and daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, placed first. Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez placed second, narrowly over far-right businessman Rafael López Aliaga. Because of delays in many polling stations, election authorities extended voting by one day for voters unable to cast their ballots. Following Sánchez's rise in votes later in the voting process, López Aliaga reportedly began a disinformation campaign against electoral authorities, accusing the process of fraud.

Run-off

Despite not all the votes being counted, the Wall Street Journal said that Fujimori had been elected president on June 11. Despite this Sánchez has not conceded, and has alleged fraud claiming he has instead won and would defend his “popular victory.” The next day, The Daily Telegraph and The Times also published articles saying that Fujimori was set to be elected president.

On 29 June 2026, after all the votes were counted, Fujimori was declared the winner, having beaten Sanchez by a 50.13% to 49.87% margin.

Opinion poll

Legend:
  Poll performed during the blackout of polling information.
Pollster / Client Sample size Margin of error Date Blank/None Undecided Lead
Fujimori
FP		 Sánchez
JP
Datum Internacional/América TV 1,201 – 3–4 June 2026 38.8 37.0 14.2 10.0 1.8
Ipsos Perú/Perú21 1,231 – 3 June 2026 43.2 43.8 13 — 0.6
Ipsos Perú/Perú21 1,204 – 29–30 May 2026 38 35 12 15 3
Datum Internacional/El Comercio 1,501 – 26–30 May 2026 39.8 35.9 13.8 10.5 3.9
CIT 1,220 2.8 27–29 May 2026 41.1 33.4 13.2 12.3 7.7
CPI 1,200 2.8 26–28 May 2026 32.5 29.1 22.6 13.4 3.4
CB Global Data 1,595 2.5 25–30 May 2026 38.6 36.5 15.1 9.8 2.1
Imasolu 1,200 2.8 23–26 May 2026 39.58 33.08 14.25 13.08 6.5
IEP/La República 1,204 2.8 22–26 May 2026 36 30 6 26 6
Datum Internacional/América TV 1,200 2.8 17–20 May 2026 39.5 36.1 15.9 8.5 3.4
Ipsos Peru/Péru 21 1,210 2.8 16–17 May 2026 39 35 14 12 4
CIT/Expreso 1,220 2.8 14–17 May 2026 40.5 36 23.5 — 4.5
IEP/La República 1,197 2.8 21–25 April 2026 31 32 24 13 1
Ipsos Perú/Perú21 1,208 2.8 23–24 April 2026 38 38 17 7 Tie

Notes

  1. ↑ Last Senate election; the upper house was abolished in 1993 and restored in 2026

References

  1. ↑ "Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026". AP NEWS. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest". AP NEWS. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ↑ Alva, Diego (30 January 2023). "Congreso aprueba reconsideración y vuelve al debate adelanto de elecciones para 2023". La Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. ↑ Alva, Diego (17 June 2023). "Dina Boluarte: "El tema de adelanto de elecciones está cerrado, trabajaremos hasta julio de 2026"". La Republica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  5. ↑ Aquino, Marco (December 24, 2025). "In Peru, record 34 candidates are presidential hopefuls amid political distrust". Reuters.
  6. ↑ "Congreso aprueba censura contra José Jerí" (in Spanish). Andina. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Peru's Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud". Yahoo News. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Freixes, Josep (15 April 2026). "Left Advances to Peru's Presidential Runoff, Set to Face Keiko Fujimori". ColombiaOne.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Elliott, Lucinda; Aquino, Marco (13 April 2026). "Peru election marred by delays as conservatives lead early count". Reuters. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Aguirre, Doris (19 April 2026). "El 'plan Morrocoy' de López Aliaga para anular las elecciones". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 Dubé, Ryan (12 June 2026). "The Daughter of a 'Dictator' Wins Power in Peru". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Peruvian tyrant's daughter poised for razor-thin presidential victory". The Times. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Peru poised to elect dictator's hardline daughter". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Peru: Fujimori declared winner of presidential election". DW. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Encuesta Datum 3/4 junio". Radar de Noticias.
  16. ↑ "Sánchez y Fujimori en empate técnico a días del balotaje presidencial de Perú". yahoo.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Perú 21. "Será una victoria ajustada ipsos alfredo torres". peru21.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Encuesta Datum: El 57% considera que el debate será decisivo para definir su voto". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2026-05-31. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  19. ↑ Redactor_SDC (2026-05-31). "Keiko Fujimori amplía su ventaja y saca casi 8 puntos a Roberto Sánchez: candidata presidencial de Fuerza Popular sube 7.7%". Diario Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  20. ↑ Corrales Valqui, Marilyn (29 May 2026). "Última encuesta CPI: 13,4% de peruanos indecisos y el 22,6% votaría blanco o viciado en la segunda vuelta entre Keiko Fujimori y Roberto Sánchez". infobae.com. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  21. ↑ Edmundo (2026-06-01). "Empate técnico marca la recta final hacia el balotaje presidencial en Perú". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  22. ↑ "Encuesta Presidencial Segunda Vuelta Mayo 2026: intención de voto entre Keiko Fujimori y Roberto Sánchez". Imasolu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  23. ↑ Saavedra, Narda (28 May 2026). "Encuesta IEP entre Keiko Fujimori y Roberto Sánchez: indecisos se duplican y llegan a 26%, blanco y nulo cae al 6%". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Encuesta de Datum le da 39.5% de intención de voto a Keiko Fujimori y 36.1% a Roberto Sánchez en segunda vuelta". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Encuesta Ipsos: Keiko supera con 39% a Sánchez, que tiene 35% en intención de voto". peru21.pe (in Spanish). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "¡Segunda vuelta ajustada! Keiko Fujimori supera por 4 puntos a Roberto Sánchez, según encuesta CIT" (in Spanish). expreso.com.pe. 21 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Encuesta IEP: Keiko Fujimori es fuerte en Lima, pero Roberto Sánchez gana en provincias". larepublica.pe. 29 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Encuesta Ipsos-Perú21: Así va la intención de voto para la segunda vuelta". peru21.pe. 26 April 2026.