Submission does not imply automatic registration, as each ticket must meet legal requirements.
On Wednesday, Roberto Burneo, the president of the Peruvian National Elections Board (JNE), announced that the 2026 general elections will feature an unprecedented number of candidates, with 34 presidential tickets and more than 1,400 parliamentary lists.
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He confirmed that 6,963 candidate resumes were registered, surpassing the previous years. He stated that, two out of 38 accredited parties did not register presidential lists because they failed to pass their internal primary elections.
Burneo added that three parties were still online to register candidates, including Faith in Peru, which would bring the total number of presidential tickets to 35, and that JNE’s digital system can handle a large number of registrations.
While most parties submitted 100% of their candidate lists, the legal deadline for submitting applications was December 23. Submission does not imply automatic registration, as each ticket must meet legal requirements and pass established review stages.
El @JNE_Peru informa que se han registrado 34 fórmulas presidenciales y 1383 listas de candidatos que corresponden a Senadores, Diputados y Parlamento Andino, entre los partidos que aún no han terminado de registrar estan:
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The text reads, “JNE reports that 34 presidential tickets and 1,383 lists of candidates for Senators, Representatives, and the Andean Parliament have been registered. Among the parties that have not yet finished registering are People First, Faith in Peru, and Citizens for Peru. They have until noon on December 24th to register.”
Among the candidates are the former mayor of Lima, Rafael Lopez, from the ultraconservative Popular Renewal party, and former congresswoman Keiko Fujimori, from the Fujimorist Popular Force party, who will seek to reach the Presidency for the fourth time.
The general elections will be held on April 12, 2026, with a likely second round on June 7. Peruvians will elect a president, two vice presidents, 130 members of the Lower Chamber, 60 senators, and 5 representatives to the Andean Parliament for a five-year mandate.
Each ticket includes candidates for president and vice presidents, who must correct any deficiencies before final registration. JNE emphasized that transparency and rigor in the review of candidate lists are fundamental to the legitimacy of the process.
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