Consuls general from cities around the world arrived in Peru following the April 12 General Elections, bringing electoral records and ballots under a strict chain of custody, in compliance with established protocols to ensure the electoral process' transparency and reliability.
He shared areas for improvement to ensure the runoff election proceeds without complications.
At a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Ministry's senior leadership held the previous day, the consuls reported the main difficulties faced during the electoral process.
Measures were discussed to improve said procedures.
Likewise, they acknowledged the demanding work of volunteers and polling table members who remained at polling places until late at night to complete the vote count.
During voting abroad, consular offices reported the installation of 2,495 polling tables, representing 99.9% of the total.
Regarding the arrival of electoral material from abroad, the first shipment came from La Paz (Bolivia).
Additional consignments arrived progressively from other cities worldwide, including those with large Peruvian communities such as Santiago, Milan, and Rome (Italy), Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Paterson (U.S.), Nagoya and Tokyo (Japan), in addition to Paris (France).
As an example of work carried out, Peru's consul general in Buenos Aires arrived on the night of April 15 carrying 1.5 tons of electoral material.
(END) NDP/HTC/MVB
Publicado: 18/4/2026