2021 Peruvian general election

2021 Peruvian general election

Presidential election
← 2016 11 April 2021 (first round)
6 June 2021 (second round)
2026 →
Turnout70.05% (first round)
74.57% (second round)
 
Nominee Pedro Castillo Keiko Fujimori
Party Free Peru Popular Force
Running mate Dina Boluarte
Vladimir Cerrón
[a]
Luis Galarreta
Patricia Juárez
Popular vote 8,836,380 8,792,117
Percentage 50.13% 49.87%

Results of the second round by region (left) and province (right). Darker shades indicate a higher vote share.

President before election

Francisco Sagasti
Purple Party

Elected President

Pedro Castillo
Free Peru

Congressional election
← 2020 11 April 2021 2026 →

All 130 seats in the Congress of Peru
66 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Free Peru Vladimir Cerrón 13.41 37 +37
Popular Force Keiko Fujimori 11.34 24 +9
Popular Renewal Rafael López Aliaga 9.33 13 +13
Popular Action Mesías Guevara 9.02 16 −9
APP César Acuña 7.54 15 −7
Go on Country Pedro Cenas 7.54 7 +7
Together for Peru Roberto Sánchez 6.59 5 +5
We Are Peru Patricia Li 6.13 5 −6
Podemos Perú José Luna 5.83 5 −6
Purple Party Julio Guzmán 5.42 3 −6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results of the Congressional election

General elections were held in Peru on 11 April 2021. The presidential election, which determined the president and the vice presidents, required a run-off between the two top candidates, which was held on 6 June. The congressional elections determined the composition of the Congress of Peru, with all 130 seats contested.

Pedro Castillo, a member of the left-wing Free Peru party, received the most votes in the first round. In the second round he faced Keiko Fujimori, the leader of the right-wing Popular Force who had previously lost the run-offs of the 2011 and the 2016 elections. Both candidates were surprise contenders; Fujimori had initially been discounted due to her preventive imprisonment for a year, while Castillo was a political newcomer who was previously unknown to the public.[1]

The official count of the second round by the National Office of Electoral Processes indicated that Castillo had won with 50.13% of the vote, a lead of 44,263 over Fujimori. However, the declaration of an official outcome certifying the result by the National Jury of Elections was delayed following accusations of electoral fraud by opposition politicians.[2][3][4][5] Castillo was ultimately named president-elect by the National Jury of Elections on 19 July,[6] and was inaugurated on 28 July.[7] The opposition gained control of Congress.[8][9]


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  1. ^ Asensio et al. 2021, pp. 27–71.
  2. ^ "Peru election: socialist Pedro Castillo claims victory ahead of official result". The Guardian. Reuters. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Peru Nervously Awaits Outcome Nine Days After Presidential Vote". International Business Times. Agence France-Presse. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Peru election: Why has no winner been declared?". BBC. BBC News. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ Tegel, Simeon (18 June 2021). "Presumed President-elect Pedro Castillo faces challenges in Peru". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Agurto, Ego (19 July 2021). "Pedro Castillo es proclamado presidente electo por el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones – Elecciones 2021". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Peru: Pedro Castillo sworn in as president". Deutsche Welle. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ Aquino, Marco (26 July 2021). "Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for socialist Castillo". Reuters. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^  • "Peru's Castillo will struggle to stay in office". Oxford Analytica. Emerald Expert Briefings. oxan–db (oxan–db). 11 August 2022. doi:10.1108/OXAN-DB272027. The far-right parties in Congress -- Renovacion Popular (Popular Renewal) and Avanza Pais (Forward Country)

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