The civil association Transparencia urged the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) to improve logistics for the installation of polling tables, expand polling places, and extend training schedules for polling table members.
These recommendations were presented during the release of its preliminary report on the 2026 General Elections.
The organization proposed that ONPE increase the use of technological tools such as the Technological Solution to Support Vote Counting (STAE) and strengthen training for polling table members.
Regarding vote count progress, long-term observation mission chief Jose Naupari said there are electoral records under review, whose handling falls to the Special Electoral Boards (JEE) at first instance.
"It is important to wait (for the results) because we are talking about five elections," he said, explaining that procedures may include appeals before the full National Elections Board (JNE) Plenary or recounts, as appropriate.
Concerning the summoning of ONPE Chief Piero Corvetto and JNE Chairman Roberto Burneo to appear before Congress' Oversight Commission, Transparencia called for respect for the autonomy of the electoral process.
"We suggest avoiding any type of political interference in the process," the organization stated.
Transparencia added that it does not consider the creation of an investigative commission appropriate while the electoral process is still ongoing.
More debates in runoff
Likewise, the organization recommended holding more than one presidential debate for the 2026 General Election's possible runoff, aiming to strengthen public deliberation and bring proposals closer to citizens.
Transparencia described the elections as "the most complex in history" due to the number of participating political organizations and incidents registered during voting day on April 12.
This led to the exceptional extension of voting to Monday, April 13, following problems in the distribution of electoral materials.
Naupari recommended that the National Elections Board (JNE) promote debates not only between candidates advancing to the runoff, but among technical teams, with a decentralized approach.
In particular, he suggested "evaluating the possibility of holding more than one presidential debate and that one of them be held in a province, as the idea is to integrate the country by taking debates outside Lima."
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