The 2022 Lima municipal election were held on 2 October 2022, following the convening of regional and municipal elections throughout Peru. Lima residents voted on a list of 40 candidates to replace incumbent Miguel Romero Sotelo whose term ended on 31 December 2022, alongside 39 metropolitan councilpeople. Rafael López Aliaga, leader of Popular Renewal, would be elected mayor of the Lima municipality.

Electoral system The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima is the administrative and government body of the province of Lima. It is composed of the Metropolitan Mayor, the Provincial Council and the Metropolitan Assembly. The province of Lima is not circumscribed to any regional government in its condition of capital of Peru.

The election of the mayor and the council is carried out based on universal suffrage, which includes all national citizens over eighteen years of age, registered and resident in Lima and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as non-citizens nationals residing and registered in the province. There is no immediate reelection of the office of mayor.

The Provincial Council of Lima is made up of 39 councillors elected by direct suffrage for a period of four (4) years, jointly with the election of the Metropolitan Mayor. Voting is by closed list. The winning list is guaranteed a majority of seats, while the rest are distributed according to the d'Hondt method.

Lists

PartyLogoMayoral nomineeLieutenant nomineeAlliance for ProgressLeader: César AcuñaFree PeruLeader: Vladimir CerrónFront of Hope 2021Leader: Fernando OliveraGo on Country - Social Integration PartyLeader: Aldo BorreroPopular RenewalLeader: Rafael López AliagaTogether for PeruLeader: Roberto Sánchez Peruvian Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Peruano) Peruvian Communist Party (Partido Comunista Peruano) Movement for Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo) New Peru (Nuevo Perú)We Are PeruLeader: Patricia LiWe Can PeruLeader: José Luna

Rejected lists

+ Party List Rejection Name Logo for Mayor for Lieutenant Mayor Date MotiveDemocratic Green Party Partido Demócrata VerdeAlex GonzalesFlor de María Hurtado27 June 2022Party did not finish registration process in order to fully participate in the elections nationwide.Faith in Peru Fé en el PerúÁlvaro Paz de la BarraJuan Villena27 June 2022Party did not finish registration process in order to fully participate in the elections nationwide.Purple Party Partido MoradoGuillermo FloresCynthia Yamamoto13 July 2022National Jury of Elections bureaucratic proceedings against the entire list.Go on Country - Social Integration Party Avanza País - Partido de Integración SocialLuis MolinaCarlos Villacorta29 July 2022National Jury of Elections bureaucratic proceedings against the entire list but one candidate for the Metropolitan Council.Patriotic Party of Peru Partido Patriótico del PerúJulio LingánHerbert Caller1 August 2022National Jury of Elections bureaucratic proceedings against the entire list was not appealed on time, sealing disqualification.

Declined to run Richard Acuña – Alliance for Progress Ricardo Belmont – Free Peru Sergio Tejada – Together for Peru César Combina – Popular Force Edde Cuéllar – Popular Action Jorge Quintana – Popular Action Javier Combe – Popular Action Luis Enrique Gálvez – Popular Action Zenaida Solís – Purple Party

Opinion polls Voting simulations PollsterDateSample sizeDaniel UrrestiRafael López AliagaGeorge ForsythOmar ChehadeGonzalo AlegríaMaría Elena SotoElizabeth LeónYuri CastroBlank/NoneElection results 2 October 202225.3526.3418.937.116.383.5010.921.47 CPI/Panamericana (Valid votes) 24-25 Sep. 2022 4150 28.1 25.9 18.4 10.0 6.9 4.6 3.8 2.3 CPI/Panamericana (Cast votes) 24-25 Sep. 2022 4150 25.0 23.1 16.4 8.9 6.1 4.1 3.4 2.1 10.9 Ipsos Perú/América (Valid votes) 22-23 Sep. 2022 802 28.4 26.7 19.9 6.9 5.9 5.2 5.3 1.7 Ipsos Perú/América (Cast votes) 22-23 Sep. 2022 802 23.9 22.4 16.7 5.8 5.0 4.4 4.5 1.4 15.9 CIT/Expreso (Valid votes) 21-23 Sep. 2022 1200 34.0 31.1 14.4 5.7 6.7 3.5 3.4 1.3 CIT/Expreso (Cast votes) 21-23 Sep. 2022 1200 24.5 22.4 10.3 4.1 4.8 2.5 2.4 0.9 28.0 Datum/Perú21/Gestión (Valid votes) 19-21 Sep. 2022 400 27.9 26 14.3 8.1 8.1 6.5 4.9 4.2 Datum/Perú21/Gestión (Cast votes) 19-21 Sep. 2022 400 21.5 20.0 11.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.8 3.3 22.8

Electoral polls PollsterDateSample sizeDaniel UrrestiRafael López AliagaGeorge ForsythOmar ChehadeGonzalo AlegríaYuri CastroElizabeth LeónMaría Soto (L. Molina)Julio LingánGuillermo FloresÁlvaro Paz de la BarraAlex GonzalesOtherBlank/NoneUndecidedElection results 2 October 202225.3526.3418.937.116.381.4710.923.50 IEP/La República 19-22 Sep. 2022 384 19.4 16.7 16.3 1.6 7.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 - 18.1 13.8 Datum/Perú21/Gestión 19-21 Sep. 2022 400 25.5 23.0 15.3 4.3 1.5 1.5 3.0 - - 19 11 Ipsos Perú/América 8-9 Sep. 2022 501 27 25 15 4 3 2 3 - - 9 12 Datum/Perú21/Gestión 3-7 Sep. 2022 403 27 25 11 2 3 1 1 - - 19 11 IDICE/La Razón 16 Aug. 2022 500 20 17 9 11 1 2 1 - - - 39 Ipsos Perú/América 11-12 Aug. 2022 500 26 22 11 2 2 2 2 - - 12 21 CIT/Expreso 6-8 Aug. 2022 1200 23.3 24.2 10.2 3.7 - - - - - 2.9 13.4 22.3 CPI/ATV 3-10 Aug. 2022 500 22.8 21.5 9.8 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.4 - - 22.3 15.3 IEP/La República 1-4 Aug. 2022 377 25.4 22.0 13.3 2.7 1.1 2.0 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.6 2.6 16.7 8.8 Datum/Perú21/Gestión 1-3 Aug. 2022 401 23 17 8 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 - 24 17 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 14-15 Jul. 2022 502 22 21 9 1 1 1 1 4 1 - 15 24 Datum/Perú21/Gestión 8-12 Jul. 2022 400 24 19 9 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 2 21 22 CPI/ATV 20-23 Jun. 2022 500 17.1 16.7 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 6.6 0.5 3.3 - - - 23.8 19.6 IEP/La República 20-23 Jun. 2022 500 22.3 18.7 11.0 0.5 2.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 - 3.4 - - 1.3 22.7 15.2 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 9-10 Jun. 2022 500 20 18 9 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 13 26 IEP/La República 23-26 May 2022 500 10 6 1.1 0.1 0.7 0.9 - 1.4 - 1.2 0.4 - 6.1 20.9 50.8 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 12-13 May 2022 501 20 20 9 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 8 28 Datum/Perú21/Gestión 5-9 May 2022 405 21 22 9 3 - - - 2 - - 5 - 3 23 12 CPI/RPP 25-29 Apr. 2022 500 20.9 17.1 11.2 0.8 1.6 0.9 0.7 4.3 - 1.6 5.7 - 7.9 16.4 11.9 IDICE/La Razón 18 Apr. 2022 500 24 23 15 5 - 1 1 8 - 1 1 1 2 - 18

Pre-electoral polls

Pollster Date Sample Size Rafael López Aliaga Daniel Urresti George Forsyth Richard Acuña Luis Molina Álvaro Paz de la Barra César Combina Zenaida Solís Edde Cuéllar Sergio Tejada Omar Chehade Yuri Castro Álex Gonzáles Others Blank / None Undecided Ipsos Perú/América 7 Apr. 2022 1205 19 18 9 4 5 2 3 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 12 22 Datum/Perú 21/Gestión 2–4 Apr. 2022 335 19 21 10 - 1 3 1 - 2 - - - - - 22 10 CPI 21-25 Mar. 2022 500 18.6 16.6 10.1 3.5 2.0 4.5 1.3 2.4 4.0 - - - 0.7 11.9 14.6 9.8 CIT/Expreso 11–13 Mar. 2022 509 23.2 18.1 13.4 - 0.8 4.1 2.0 - 1.6 - 0.4 - 0.4 5.9 1.6 28.5 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 8 Mar. 2022 463 19 20 11 4 4 1 2 2 - 2 - 1 1 2 9 22 CIT/Expreso 11–13 Feb. 2022 500 17.2 14.8 7.4 - 3.4 4.0 5.0 - 3.0 - - - - 23.2 7.2 14.8 Ipsos Perú/América 10–11 Feb. 2022 466 17 17 10 5 4 3 3 2 - 2 - 2 1 2 12 20 CPI/Latina 3–11 Feb. 2022 3500 14.6 15.9 11.5 3.2 2.0 2.8 1.8 - - - - - - 18.4 17.5 12.8 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 13–14 Jan. 2022 460 19 13 10 4 4 - 3 - - - - - - 18 9 20 Ipsos Perú/El Comercio 9–10 Dec. 2021 462 15 11 6 4 4 - – - - - - - - 22 16 22

Results Metropolitan Municipality of Lima

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