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Peru

Peru

PartialSovereign state

Peru

Primary executive

Partial
Keiko Fujimori
Originalhttps://x.com/DeputySecState/status/2081951539254452238/photo/1 · Government of the United States · Public Domain · Original

Keiko Fujimori

Head of state Active

Presidenta Constitucional de la República del Perú · Principal · De jure

Head of government

Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde
OriginalCongreso de la República del Perú and Athenchen via Wikimedia Commons · Congreso de la República del Perú; derivative crop by Athenchen · CC BY · Original

Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde

Head of government Active

Presidente del Consejo de Ministros · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
The President is head of state, represents the nation and directs government policy as head of the executive; the President of the Council of Ministers coordinates the cabinet and countersigns acts.

Next election

Date not scheduled

Next Peruvian presidential election

Date not scheduled · Presidential election

Electoral system
Direct popular vote with a possible runoff; no official polling date has been set.
Congress of Peru - Political Constitution of Peru

Latest election

Completed

2026 Peruvian presidential election

Jun 7, 2026 · Presidential election

Electoral system
Direct popular vote with a runoff between the two leading candidates when nobody wins an absolute majority in the first round.
Published result
Keiko Fujimori · 50.1%; Roberto Sánchez · 49.9%
National Jury of Elections - Final 2026 presidential runoff result

Current policy issues

  1. 1Citizen security and organized crimePresidency of Peru - First Council of Ministers priorities, Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Luis Galarreta assumes office
  2. 2Employment, investment and economic growthPresidency of Peru - First Council of Ministers priorities, Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Luis Galarreta assumes office
  3. 3State modernization and effective public servicesPresidency of Peru - First Council of Ministers priorities
  4. 4Social gaps and public infrastructureCongress of Peru - Keiko Fujimori sworn in as constitutional President

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
65
Active in source
26
Historical in source
39
parties shown
65
More parties (53)

Administration

Partial

Government of Peru

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Legislature

Partial

Congress of the Republic of Peru

Elections

Partial

2011 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 10, 2011

Completed

2006 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 9, 2006

Completed

2001 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 8, 2001

Completed

2000 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 9, 2000

Completed

1995 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 9, 1995

Completed

1990 Peruvian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 8, 1990

Completed

1985 Peruvian general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 14, 1985

Completed

1980 Peruvian general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 18, 1980

Completed

1963 Peruvian general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 9, 1963

Completed

1945 Peruvian general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 10, 1945

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

14

  1. 1Presidency of PeruOFFICIAL-PUBLIC-RECORD · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Congress of Peru - Political Constitution of Perucitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Congress of Peru - Keiko Fujimori sworn in as constitutional Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4National Jury of Elections - Presidential credentials for the 2026-2031 termcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Luis Galarreta assumes officecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Presidency of Peru - First cabinet led by Luis Galarretacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Congress of Peru - Credentials and distribution of the 2026-2031 Chamber of Deputiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Congress of Peru - Credentials and distribution of the 2026-2031 Senatecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9National Jury of Elections - Final 2026 presidential runoff resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Presidency of Peru - First Council of Ministers prioritiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  13. 13Party FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  14. 14Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

South America

Argentina. Primary executive: Javier Milei. PartialChile. Primary executive: José Antonio Kast. PartialFalkland Islands. Primary executive: —. Head of state: Charles III. PartialUruguay. Primary executive: Yamandú Ramón Orsi Martínez. PartialBrazil. Primary executive: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. PartialBolivia. Primary executive: Rodrigo Paz Pereira. PartialPeru. Primary executive: Keiko Fujimori. PartialColombia. Primary executive: Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero. PartialVenezuela. Primary executive: Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez. PartialGuyana. Primary executive: Irfaan Ali. PartialSuriname. Primary executive: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons. PartialEcuador. Primary executive: Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín. PartialParaguay. Primary executive: Santiago Peña Palacios. Partial
PeruPrimary executive: Keiko FujimoriPartial
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