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Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE)

Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE)

Electoral Administration Agency

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Peru holds most fragmented presidential election in its modern history

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Administering the April 12 first-round election and June 7 runoff

Peru's last Senate election was in 1990. On April 12, 2026, Peruvians voted to fill 60 Senate seats for the first time in 34 years, alongside 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and a first-round presidential contest featuring a record 35 candidates — the most fragmented field in the country's modern history. No candidate was expected to clear the 50-percent threshold needed to win outright, sending the top two to a June 7 runoff.

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