Peru: 34 presidential candidates have already registered to participate in 2026 elections

They will try to lead Peru in the next term, 2026-2031

Peru

Peru's Government Palace. ANDINA

10:28 | Lima, dic. 24.

At the close of the registration period for the 2026 general elections, a large group of 34 political organizations applied to the Lima Central 1 Special Electoral Board to register their presidential candidates.

These are the candidates, who have registered in order to participate in the elections to be held on April 12, 2026:

Fuerza Popular (Popular Force)
President: Keiko Fujimori Higuchi
First Vice President: Luis Galarreta Velarde
Second Vice President: Miguel Torres Morales

Libertad Popular (Popular Liberty)
President: Rafael Jorge Belaunde Llosa
First Vice President: Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido
Second Vice President: Tania Ulrika Porles Bazalar

Podemos Perú (We Can Peru)
President: José Luna Gálvez
First Vice President: Jaqueline Cecilia García Rodríguez
Second Vice President: Raúl Martín Noblecilla Olaechea

Ahora Nación (Nation Now)
President: Alfonso López Chau Nava
First Vice President: Luis Alberto Villanueva Carbajal
Second Vice President: Ruth Zenaida Buendía Mestoquiari

Unidad Nacional (National Unity)
President: Roberto Enrique Chiabra León
First Vice President: Javier Ignacio Bedoya Denegri
Second Vice President: Neldy Roxana Mendoza Flores

Partido Patriótico del Perú (Patriotic Party of Peru)
President: Herbert Caller Gutiérrez
First Vice President: Rossana Elena Montes Tello
Second Vice President: Jorge Aquiles Carcovich Cortelezzi

Partido Demócrata Verde (Green Democratic Party)
President: Álex González Castillo
First Vice President: Maritza del Carmen Sánchez Peralta
Second Vice President: Félix Medardo Murazzo Carrillo

Un Camino Diferente (A Different Path)
President: Rosario del Pilar Fernández Bazán
First Vice President: César Arturo Fernández Bazán
Second Vice President: Carlos Danilo Pinillos Vinces

Renovación Popular (Popular Renewal)
President: Rafael López Aliaga Cazorla
First Vice President: Norma Yarrow Lumbreras
Second Vice President: Jhon Ramos Malpica

Partido del Buen Gobierno (Good Government Party)
President: Jorge Nieto Montesinos
First Vice President: Susana Matute Charún
Second Vice President: Carlos Caballero León

Alianza para el Progreso (Alliance for Progress)
President: César Acuña Peralta
First Vice President: Jessica Tumi Rivas
Second Vice President: Alejandro Soto Reyes

Partido SiCreo (Yes I Believe Party)
President: Carlos Espá Y Garcés-Alvear
First Vice President: Alejandro Agustín Santa María Silva
Second Vice President: Melitza Melania Yanzich Villagarcía

Partido País para Todos (Country for All Party)
President: Carlos Gonzalo Álvarez Loayza
First Vice President: María Cristina Chambizea Reyes
Second Vice President: Diego Edgar Guevara Vivanco

Avanza País-Partido de Integración Social (Forward Country-Social Integration Party)
President: José Williams Zapata
First Vice President: Fernán Altuve-Febres Lores
Second Vice President: Adriana Tudela Gutiérrez

Juntos por el Perú (Together for Peru)
President: Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino
First Vice President: Analí Márquez Huanca
Second Vice President: Brígida Curo Bustincio

Salvemos al Perú (Save Peru)
President: Antonio Ortiz Villano
First Vice President: Jaime José Freundt López
Second Vice President: Giovanna Ángela Demurtas Moya

Alianza Electoral Venceremos (We Will Win Electoral Alliance)
President: Ronald Darwin Atencio Sotomayor
First Vice President: Elena Carmen Rivera Huamán
Second Vice President: Alberto Eugenio Quintanilla Chacón

Partido Político Perú Acción (Peru Action Political Party)
President: Francisco Ernesto Diez-Canseco Távara
First Vice President: Roberto Diego Koster Jáuregui
Second Vice President: Clara Amelia Quispe Torres

Partido Político Integridad Democrática (Democratic Integrity Political Party)
President: Wolfgang Mario Grozo Costa
First Vice President: Bertha Cecilia Azabache Miranda
Second Vice President: Wellington Prada Chipayo

Partido Cívico Obras (Civic Works Party)
President: Ricardo Pablo Belmont Cassinelli
First Vice President: Daniel Hugo Barragán Coloma
Second Vice President: Dina Irene Hancco Hancco

Perú Moderno (Modern Peru)
President: Carlos Ernesto Jaico Carranza
First Vice President: Miguel Elías Almenara Huayta
Second Vice President: Liz Verónica Quispe Santos

Partido Democrático Federal (Federal Democratic Party)
President: Armando Joaquín Masse Fernández
First Vice President: Virgilio Acuña Peralta
Second Vice President: Lydia Lourdes Díaz Pablo

Partido Aprista Peruano (Peruvian Aprista Party)
President: Pitter Enrique Valderrama Peña
First Vice President: María Inés Valdivia Acuña
Second Vice President: Lucio Vásquez

Partido Político Cooperación Popular (Popular Cooperation Political Party)
President: Yonhy Lescano Ancieta
First Vice President: Carmela Silene Salazar Jáuregui
Second Vice President: Vanessa Rubith Lazo Valles

Partido Frente de la Esperanza 2021 (Hope Front 2021 Party)
President: Luis Fernando Olivera Vega
First Vice President: Elizabeth León Chinchay
Second Vice President: Carlos Ricardo Cuaresma Sánchez

Partido Demócrata Unido Perú (United Democratic Party of Peru)
President: Charlie Carrasco Salazar
First Vice President: María Edith Paredes Verdy
Second Vice President: Wilbert Gabino Segovia

Fuerza y Libertad (Force and Liberty)
President: Fiorella Giannina Molinelli Aristondo
First Vice President: Gilbert Félix Violeta López
Second Vice President: María Luz Pariona Ore

Partido Democrático Somos (Perú Democratic Party We Are Peru)
President: George Patrick Forsyth Sommer
First Vice President: Johanna Gabriela Lozada Baldwin
Second Vice President: Herbe Olave Ugarte

Partido Político Perú Primero (Peru First Political Party)
President: Mario Enrique Vizcarra Cornejo
First Vice President: Carlos Hernán Illanes Calderón
Second Vice President: Judith Carla Mendoza Díaz

Partido Político Nacional Perú Libre (National Political Party Free Peru)
President: Vladimir Roy Cerrón Rojas
First Vice President: Flavio Cruz Mamani
Second Vice President: Bertha Rojas López

Progresemos (Let's Progress)
President: Paul Davis Jaimes Blanco
First Vice President: Mónica Margot Guillen Tuanama
Second Vice President: Vice Presidency: Jorge Luis Caloggero Encina

Partido Morado (Purple Party)
Presidency: Mesías Antonio Guevara Amasifuen
First Vice Presidency: Heber Diomedes Cueva Escobedo
Second Vice Presidency: Marisol Yolanda Liñan Solis

Partido Político PRIN (PRIN Political Party)
Presidency: Walter Gilmer Chirinos Purizaga
First Vice Presidency: Julio Alberto Vega Ybañez
Second Vice Presidency: Mayra Lizeth Vargas Gil

Partido de los Trabajadores y Emprendedores PTE – Perú (Workers and Entrepreneurs Party PTE – Peru)
Presidency: Napoleón Becerra García
First Vice Presidency: Wilson Clemente
Second Vice Presidency: Nélida Cuayla

The deadline to request the registration of candidacies expired at 11:59 p.m. yesterday. However, the National Elections Board (JNE) stated that, in the virtual modality, applications can be submitted until 12:00 p.m. on December 24 through the digital platform. Declara+, provided that the legal representative has logged into the platform with their username and password and initiated the registration no later than 11:59 p.m. yesterday, or that their representative has entered the JEE Lima Centro 1 offices, in person.

The submitted applications undergo verification of compliance with registration requirements, such as resumes, government plans, electoral quotas, and that the candidates are not subject to any impediments to running, among others.

(END) FHG / MDV

Published: 12/24/2025