The race for the presidency begins. The National Jury of Elections He announced the schedule of the elections to choose the next head of the State, which determines that on April 12, 2026, Peruvians will go to the polls to elect president, two vice presidents, 60 senators and 130 deputies President Dina Boluarte You must make the official call for elections on April 12, 2025.
In this context, Parliament only has the month of March to make legal modifications on electoral issues. Well, any modification after the call for elections governs for the following process, 2031. The schedule also establishes the registration period of political parties in the Registry of Political Organizations (ROP) and indicate that on May 12, 2025 The deadline for registration of electoral alliances for elections.
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In addition, it was scheduled that on July 3 it will be the maximum date for the parties to request the registration of their candidates before the Special Electoral Jury (JEE) and November 16, 2025 would be the primary elections. It is important to emphasize that the Congress of the Republic for the next electoral period will adopt a model of bicamerality that will have 60 senators and 130 deputies.
The JNE developed the schedule in coordination with the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) and reported that they will accept comments and suggestions to the mail by citizenship for 15 calendar days; that is, until March 9, 2025. He also indicated that political organizations have already been officially notified about this provision. According to various sources, once the president calls elections, it would cease to be useful for the political forces that support it in the government, so vacancy orders could be presented.
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In the ROP there are 42 politicians who have registration to be able to participate in the next general elections of 2026, this has generated great controversy due to the large number of political organizations that are sought to reach the presidential chair. Some of new political parties are the party of workers and entrepreneurs (PTE), Political Party Modern Force and Faith in Peru. Among the parties already known are Peru Libre, app, FP, Popular Renewal and Peru First, led by former President Martín Vizcarra.
Dina Boluarte meets Roberto Burneo, president of JNE
On Thursday, February 20, President Dina Boluarte and Roberto Rolando Burneo Bermejo, president of the JNE, held a meeting in their office to coordinate “actions that ensure a transparent electoral process.” Burneo, on the other hand, communicated his concern about the delay and the prevailing need to guarantee the financing they need for the next elections.
This week the president said that on July 28, 2026 he will deliver the presidential band and end his period as president, he also said that he leaves a better country he received, despite the fact that the surveys are located at a very low level of disapproval and the majority rejects its management.
ELECTIONS 2026: What will the new bicameral structure be like?
The JNE establishes a distribution with 60 members in the Senate and 130 members the Chamber of Deputies. In the Senate, 30 members will be chosen in multiple electoral districts (one by constituency, less Lima that will have 4) and 30 through a unique district nationwide. As for the Chamber of Deputies, 28 places are distributed equitably among the constituencies (except Peruvians abroad and the 102 leftovers according to the electoral roll.
It is important to highlight that this distribution could change for the following elections. Likewise, the law indicates that the JNE must assign a congressman for every 160 thousand voters, which results in the increase in legislators.
Growth in the number of legislators will also mean an increase in Congress expenses. At present, this institution works with a budget that equals 0.56% of the national budget, that is, S/1,412 million, an amount close to the limit of 0.6% fixed when the return to bicamerality was approved. However, when reaching 2031 with 237 parliamentarians, it will be necessary to allocate additional funds to finance offices, advisors and administrative staff, which will imply greater budget.
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