The internal elections were completed under the modality of delegates within the political parties and the presidential formulas that will participate in the elections were ready. General Elections of April 12, 2026. Of the 37 political organizations, 32 had a single list so that delegates only went to the polls to complete a simple procedure. However, in 5 others the last places were disputed: Popular Action, PRIN, Purple Party, People First and Let’s save Peru.
Through its portal, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported that in Popular Action, Alfredo Barnecheaformer presidential candidate and old acquaintance in Peruvian politics, Julio Chávez won.
Barnechea obtained 37 votes, while Julio Chávez had 26. He is accompanied by Armando Villanueva Mercado and Tania Janet Abad Jaime as first and second vice presidents in the presidential formula.
The internal elections in Popular Action They occurred in the middle of a protest outside the Mariano Melgar school, in the Breña district. Party activists went to the educational institution to report alleged fraud, maintaining that the party’s decision had not been respected when registering the delegates to cast their vote. Likewise, they indicated that the National Elections Jury (JNE) notified the ONPE about alleged irregularities in the process.
Meanwhile, in People Firstthe former Minister of Justice, Marisol Pérez Tellohad the support of almost all the delegates. Of a total of 20 eligible voters, he got 19 of them, while Miguel del Castillo’s other list only had one vote.
The former head of the Minjus will be accompanied by Raúl Molina and Manuel Ato as first and second vice president in the presidential formula.
On the other hand, in the Purple Partythe list of Messiah Guevara He beat that of former congressman Richard Arce. The first formula obtained 18 votes, while the second, 11. Guevara will be accompanied by Heber Cueva and Marisol Liñan as first and second vice presidents in the presidential formula.
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Meanwhile, for the PRIN Political Party It is led by Walter Chirinos, Julio Alberto Vega and Mayra Varga; while Save Peru will be represented by Antonio Ortiz, Jaime Freundt and Giovanna Demurtas.
Once the official lists of presidential candidates are known, political parties could now disseminate the sworn statements of their candidates, as well as their government plans.
New faces for the 2026 elections
A new face will be that of the candidate of the Sí Creo political party, Carlos Espá, who obtained the support of 100% of the organization’s members. Espá will be accompanied in the presidential ticket by Alejandro Santa María and Melitza Yanzich as first and second vice presidents.
On the other hand, a surprise occurred in the APRA party (APRA). Enrique Valderrama He defeated the old former congressmen, Jorge del Castillo and Javier Velásquez Quequén, in the internal party elections.
In Country for All, the comedian Carlos Álvarez will try to occupy the presidential seat in his new political adventure. María Chambizea and Diego Guevara are his companions for the vice presidencies.
In the Green Democratic party, the presidential list will be headed by Alex Gónzales and Maritza Sánchez and Félix Mursazzo as first and second vice presidents.
For their part, in the Fe en el Perú party, the delegates supported the candidacy of Álvaro Paz, who will be accompanied by Yessika Arteaga and Shellah Palacios.
In the Un Camino Diferente party, Rosario Fernández will head the presidential team, which is made up of César Fernández and Anita Carnero.
In the Patriotic Party of Peru, Herbert Calle will lead the list in the company of Rossana Montes and Jorge Carcovich.
In the Workers and Entrepreneurs Party -PTE, Napoleón Becerra had the support of all the delegates and will be accompanied by Winston Huamán and Nelida Cuayla.
In Libertad Popular, Rafael Belaúnde Llosa, who was recently the victim of an attack in the south of the country, will lead the presidential ticket along with the former prime minister, Pedro Cateriano and Tania Porles, as candidates for the vice presidency.
In the case of Ahora Nación, the list composed of Alfonso López Chau, Luis Villanueva and Ruth Buendía, something unexpected happens. The Judiciary ordered that the internal elections be suspended; however, it developed normally.
In the Good Government party, the presidential ticket will be headed by the former Minister of Defense, Jorge Nieto Montesinos, and will be together with Susana de la Flor Matute and Carlos Caballero as candidates for the vice presidency.
In Perú Primero, the party of convicted former president Martín Vizcarra, the list will be headed by his brother Mario. Caros Illanes and Judith Mendoza will accompany him in the formula.
The other lists with old acquaintances for the 2026 General Elections
On the other hand, in Fuerza y Libertad the candidacy of Fiorella Molinelli, former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis) of the Pedro Pablo Kuckzynski government, was confirmed. Likewise, she was president of the Peruvian Social Health Insurance (EsSalud) between 2018 and 2021.
Molinelli will be accompanied by former congressman Gilbert Violeta and María Pariona, as first and second vice president.
Meanwhile, National Unity made it official that the list headed by Congressman Roberto Chiabra had the support of all the delegates. The parliamentarian from Alianza para el Progreso (APP) is part of the presidential team with Javier Bedoya and Neldy Mendoza as first and second vice presidents.
Another well-known person is the leader of Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, who will be accompanied by former congressmen Miki Torres and Luis Galarreta. The Fujimori party has lost four consecutive elections, always coming in second place. These three applicants are being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office for the Lava Moto case.
Similarly, in Alliance for Progress (APP), the former governor of La Libertad who resigned from his position to run for the 2026 Elections, César Acuña, will lead the presidential team along with Jessica Tumi and the congressman and former president of Congress, Alejandro Soto.
In Together for Peru (JPP), Congressman Roberto Sánchez Palomino will head the list along with Anali Márquezz and Brigida Curo as vice presidents. This party also has Pedro Castillo as a candidate for the Senate. However, he is being held in the Barbadillo prison after being sentenced to 15 years by the Judiciary, while he is awaiting appeal in the second instance.
In the Cívico Obras party, the journalist, former mayor of Lima and former congressman, Ricardo Belmont will head the presidential ticket along with Daniel Barragán and Dina Hancco.
In Podemos Peru, the already well-known congressman José Luna Gálvez will try to win the elections and occupy the presidential seat. In his party, he will be accompanied by Jaqueline García and Raúl Noblecilla, former lawyer of Betssy Chávez, as candidates for the vice presidency.
In Somos Perú, the party of current president José Jerí, they will have the former presidential candidate and former mayor of La Victoria, George Forsyth, who resigned from his position for the 2021 Elections. However, he did not win in the elections. He will be accompanied by Johanna Lozada and Herbe Olave.
In Perú Libre, the fugitive from justice Vladimir Cerrón along with his mother Bertha Rojas and the party’s congressman Flavio Cruz, will try to lead the party to the vice presidency for the second consecutive time.
Popular Cooperation has another political acquaintance: former congressman Yonhy Lescano, who will try to win the elections along with Carmela Salazar and Vanessa Lazo.
Avanza País will have José Williams Zapata as presidential candidate
After the resignation of the television host, Phillip Buttersto its pre-candidacy for the electoral elections, the Avanza País party announced that the former retired general, congressman and former president of the Congress, Jose Williams Zapata.
Williams’ entry is due to the fact that he is Butters’ accessory, which is why he will take his place to run in the 2026 elections.
