2026 Peruvian general election

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This episode discusses the 2026 Peruvian general election and its key candidates and events.

pWotD Episode 3324: 2026 Peruvian general election Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 281,754 views on Monday, 8 June 2026 our article of the day is 2026 Peruvian general election. General elections were held in Peru from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the national legislature. As no presidential candidate achieved a majority of votes in the first round, a runoff election was held on 7 June. The presidential election will determine the president and vice presidents. The congressional elections will determine the composition of the Congress of Peru, which will return to being a bicameral legislature with a Senate (the first since the 1990 election) and a Chamber of Deputies. The elections come after proposals to hold them earlier due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests were rejected. In the first round, right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori placed first. Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez placed second, narrowly surpassing far-right businessman Rafael López Aliaga. Due to delays in various polling stations, election…

Topics covered

• Peruvian elections
• political candidates
• voting process
• electoral disputes
• legislative changes

Keywords

• Peru
• 2026 elections
• Keiko Fujimori
• Roberto Sánchez
• Rafael López Aliaga
• voting
• congressional elections

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Places: Peru

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