The 2026 Peruvian general election saw a record number of presidential candidates participate, with 36 individuals appearing on the initial ballot on 12 and 13 April 2026. The first round ballot itself measured by , was described as being the size of a pizza box and had candidates placed in five separate columns. The remaining candidates who went to a run-off election, Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez, were present on the 7 June 2026 ballot.
Candidates Presidential nominees The following nominees have filed to run at the National Jury of Elections once having won their respective primaries:
Advanced to second round NameBornExperienceHomedepartmentCampaignRef Keiko Fujimori(age )LimaPresident of Popular Force (2010–present)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2006–2011)First Lady of Peru (1994–2000)2021, 2016, and 2011 presidential candidate Popular ForceRoberto Sánchez(age )Huaral, LimaMember of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)President of Together for Peru (2017–present)Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (2021–2022) Together for Peru
Eliminated in first round NameBornExperienceHomedepartmentCampaignRefRafael López Aliaga(age )LimaPresident of Popular Renewal (2020–present)Mayor of Lima (2023–2025)Member of the Lima Metropolitan Council (2007–2010)2021 presidential candidate Popular RenewalAlfonso López-Chau(age )CallaoRector of the National University of Engineering(2021–2025)Member of the Board of Directors of theCentral Reserve Bank of Peru (2006–2012) Ahora Nación Carlos Álvarez(age )LimaComedianCountry for AllCésar Acuña(age )Chota, CajamarcaPresident of Alliance for Progress (2001–present)Governor of La Libertad (2023–2025; 2015)Mayor of Trujillo (2007–2014)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2000–2006)2021 presidential candidate Alliance for Progress(age )LimaRetired Major General of the Peruvian Air ForcePresident of Democratic Integrity (2023–present)Democratic IntegrityYonhy Lescano(age )Puno, PunoMember of the Congress of the Republic (2001–2019)General Secretary of Popular Action (2009–2011)2021 presidential candidate Puno Popular Cooperation Mario Vizcarra(age )Moquegua, MoqueguaEngineer Peru FirstVladimir Cerrón(age )Chupaca, JunínGeneral Secretary of Free Peru (2008–present)Governor of Junín (2011–2014; 2019) Junín Free PeruJosé Luna(age )Huancavelica, HuancavelicaMember of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present; 2000–2016)President of Podemos Perú (2018–present)Third Vice President of the Congress (2012–2014) Podemos PerúGeorge Forsyth(age )Caracas, VenezuelaMayor of La Victoria (2019–2020)2021 presidential candidate We Are Peru(age )CallaoPresident of Unity and Peace (2023–present)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)Minister of Defense (2003–2005)General Commander of the Peruvian Army (2002–2003) National UnityEnrique Valderrama(age )LimaLawyer and political commentator Peruvian Aprista PartyJosé Williams(age )LimaMember of the Congress of the Republic (2021–present)President of the Congress of the Republic (2022–2023)Chairman of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces (2005–2006) Go on CountryFiorella Molinelli(age )LimaPresident of Modern Force (2023–present)Executive President of the Health Social Security (2018–2021)Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (2017–2018)Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction (2017)Deputy Minister of Transportation (2016–2017) Force and LibertyRicardo Belmont(age )LimaPresident of the OBRAS Civic Party (1989–present)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2009–2011)Mayor of Lima (1990–1995)1995 presidential candidate OBRAS Civic Party Fernando Olivera(age )LimaPresident of the Front of Hope 2021 (2020–present)Minister of Foreign Relations (2005)Ambassador to Spain (2002–2005)Minister of Justice (2001–2002)Member of the Congress of the Republic (1995–2001)Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress (1992–1995)Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1985–1992)2016, and 2001 presidential candidateFront of Hope 2021 Carlos Espá(age )LimaLawyer and journalist Rafael Belaúnde(age )LimaMinister of Energy and Mines (2020) People's LibertyMesías Guevara(age )Chiclayo, LambayequePresident of Popular Action (2014–2023)Governor of Cajamarca (2019–2022)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2011–2016)General Secretary of Popular Action (2007–2009; 2011–2013) Purple PartyMarisol Pérez Tello(age )Tacna, TacnaGeneral Secretary of the Christian People's Party (2017–2021)Minister of Justice and Human Rights (2016–2017)Member of the Congress of the Republic (2011–2016) First The PeopleJorge Nieto(age )Arequipa, ArequipaPresident of the Party of Good Government (2023–present)Minister of Defense (2016–2018)Minister of Culture (2016) Party of Good Government
Other nominees Paul Jaimes (Progresemos), former General Secretary of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation Carlos Jaico (Modern Peru), former General Secretary of the Presidency Ronald Atencio (Venceremos Electoral Alliance), lawyer Álvaro Paz de la Barra (Faith in Peru), former Mayor of La Molina (Peru Action), former Member of the Chamber of Deputies Alex Gonzales (Democratic Green Party), former Mayor of San Juan de Lurigancho Charlie Carrasco (United Peru Democratic Party), lawyer Armando Massé (Federal Democratic Party), medical surgeon Herbert Caller (Patriotic Party of Peru), naval engineer Walter Chirinos (PRIN Political Party), lawyer Rosario Fernández Bazán (A Different Path) Antonio Ortiz Villano (Let's Save Peru)
Disqualified tickets
+ Party Ticket Disqualification Name for President for First Vice President for Second Vice President Date MotiveCitizens for Peru PartyPartido Ciudadanos por el PerúMorgan QueroAlberto MorenoMelania Herrera8 November 2025The National Jury of Elections rejected the registration because the presidential candidate joined the party past the 12 July 2024 deadline in order to be eligible to run for President.Popular ActionAcción PopularAlfredo BarnecheaArmando Villanueva MercadoTania Abad Jaime13 December 2025The party's primary election was annulled by the National Jury of Elections due to substantial procedural irregularities, including discrepancies in and manipulation of delegate lists, which the body determined violated core principles of internal party democracy and due process.
Tickets defeated in primaries
Defeated in primariesParty/CoalitionFor PresidentFor First Vice PresidentFor Second Vice PresidentRef. Popular ActionVíctor Andrés García BelaúndeMiguel RománMaría NievaJulio ChávezGisella NarváezDelia CondoEdwin MartínezCelia QuispeCarlos Álvarez RosasHiginio TorresRicardo TorresAna LuyoErwin PinedoMaría SamameAugusto Bezada Peruvian Aprista PartyJorge del CastilloMauricio MulderBelén García MendozaJavier VelásquezCarla GarcíaLuis WilsonHernán Garrido LeccaOmar QuesadaOlga CribillerosMagno MendozaNemit GamboaElena CiriacoJorge MoralesMercedes NúñezMarcos JavesNery QuirozFidel PumaJosé FernándezAugusto ValquiEdmundo Haya de la TorreIsabel OviedoYamel RomeroCalle OliveraJosé Luis RodríguezNeptali RamírezJorge CuervoMilagros MoralesRafael ZevallosRocío SalcedoDaniel DíazEmiliano VargasEdith RuelasJulio LoayzaJosé Antonio Torres IriarteOrlando LoayzaFanny RíosJuan Carlos Sánchez Montes de OcaValeria MezarinaFidel Buitrón Purple PartyRichard ArceRonnie JuradoFrida RíosManuel QuirozOlga TejadaRolando Calderón PRIN Political PartyLiliana HumalaMarco LaraFernando Grández Modern PeruReynaldo LópezGuilmar TrujilloZully Pinchi First The PeopleMiguel del CastilloLuis MachicaoRocío PizarroCarlos OréLuz GamboaDaniel Chávez Let's Save PeruMariano GonzálezMariano PortugalKatherine RamírezDavid MamaniManuel MendivesRocío JulocaRicardo VásquezEdelmira RamírezLuis Vargas Venceremos Electoral AllianceVicente AlanocaGustavo Guerra GarcíaDalia Abarca
Declined Francisco Sagasti (Purple Party), former President of Peru Verónika Mendoza (New Peru), former Member of Congress Carla García (Peruvian Aprista Party), communicator and writer. Declined in order to run as running mate of Javier Velásquez in the primary election.
Former Alberto Fujimori (Popular Force), former President of Peru. Died on 11 September 2024. Carlos Añaños (Modern Peru), businessman and founder of Ajegroup. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Antauro Humala (ANTAURO), leader of Ethnocacerism. Party disqualified on 31 October 2024 by the Supreme Court of Peru. Rómulo Mucho Mamani (Modern Peru), former Minister of Energy and Mines. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Susel Paredes (First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress), Member of Congress. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Fernando Cillóniz (Christian People's Party), former Governor of Ica. Party ended candidacy in the aftermath of an interview in which the candidate revealed ties to Odebrecht. Javier González Olaechea (Christian People's Party), former Minister of Foreign Relations. Ineligible to run in presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Guido Bellido (Conscience People), former Prime Minister of Peru. Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election. Aníbal Torres (Forward United People), former Prime Minister of Peru Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election. Duberlí Rodríguez (Popular Unity), former Chief Justice of Peru Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election. Ciro Gálvez (National United Resurgence), former Minister of Culture Party failed to register with the National Jury of Elections on time to qualify for the general election. Óscar Valdés (Christian People's Party), former Prime Minister of Peru Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Hernando de Soto (Progresemos), economist and former 2021 presidential candidate. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Carlos Neuhaus (Christian People's Party), former Chairman of the 2019 Pan American Games Organizing Committee. Party chose Roberto Chiabra as presidential nominee in coalition with the Unity and Peace Party. Zósimo Cárdenas (Battle Peru), Governor of Junín. Party coalesced with Modern Force's Fiorella Molinelli as presidential nominee. Carlos Anderson (Modern Peru), Member of Congress. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Pedro Guevara (Modern Peru), architect and consultant. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Arturo Fernández Bazán (A Different Path), former Mayor of Trujillo. Sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for defamation by the Judiciary. Guillermo Bermejo (People's Voices), Member of Congress. Sentenced to fifteen years in prison for terrorism affiliation by the Judiciary. Phillip Butters (Go on Country – Social Integration Party), journalist and TV host. Ineligible to run in the presidential election due to resignation from party membership after the registration deadline. Napoleón Becerra (Workers and Entrepreneurs Party), municipal union leader. He died in a car accident on 15 March 2026.
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