The president is completing the mandate of left -wing leader Pedro Castillo, dismissed by Congress in 2022.
The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, convened This Tuesday a presidential and parliamentary elections for April 12, 2026. In the midst of a long political crisis, she is completing the mandate of the leftist leader Pedro Castillo, dismissed by the Congress of her country in December 2022 after ordering to close it.
“We hope that the 2026 elections not only allow our citizens to exercise their right to suffrage, but also put an end to the period of instability that has led to Peru to have six presidents in recent years generating a polarization that has only divided us, with the consequent delay of investments and the increase in insecurity wave, “said the president.
Boluarte He made the announcement “complying with the constitutional and legal mandate, demonstrating our firm commitment to democracy”, accompanied by those responsible for the National Electoral Jury (JNE), the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) and the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC).
Among the novelties, is the return of the Bicameral Congressvoted by the current Parliament, although it had been rejected by Peruvians in a referendum. Since the 1993 Constitution promoted by the then President Alberto Segumori had the unicameral format.
So far, There are 42 political parties registered in the Registry of Political Organizations (ROP) of the National Jury of Elections (JNE) and the registration period concludes on April 12.
The trial against Pedro Castillo
These days is being judged The former president Pedro Castillo for his decision to dissolve the parliament of his country and convene early elections. He is accused of leading a state autogolpe.
This Tuesday, the retired General of the National Police of Peru (PNP) Jorge Angulo, declared in the trial Jorge Angulo, who claimed to have heard a telephone conversation of December 7, 2022 in which the former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo asked the then General Commander of the Police to close the Congress and stop the Attorney General Raúl Alfaro.
Source: Ambito
