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Peru holds general elections today

Photo: ANDINA/National Elections Board (JNE)

09:14 | Lima, Apr. 11.

The 2021 general elections are held this Sunday, April 11. On the occasion, over 25 million citizens are expected to attend polling places to cast their vote.

Citizens will elect a new President, two Vice-Presidents, 130 Congress members, and five Andean Parliamentarians for a five-year term (2021-2026).

According to the National Elections Board (JNE), 24,290,921 citizens are entitled to vote in Peruvian territory, whereas 997,033 will be able to do so at consulates abroad. In fact,

polling places hosting fellow citizens in New Zealand and Australia were the first to open due to the time difference.

The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) recommends that electors cast their vote in accordance with a staggered schedule featuring suggested voting times in order to provide greater levels of safety and minimize the risks of COVID-19 infection.

In Peruvian territory, the most vulnerable people, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with disabilities were requested to arrive at the polls between 7:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.

Everyone else is encouraged to attend from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in accordance with a staggered schedule featuring suggested voting times based on the last digit of their ID number.

Presidential candidates

A total of 18 candidates run for the highest office in politics.

The list below identifies those running for Head of State and the parties they belong to:

Partido Popular Cristiano

Alberto Beingolea

Renovación Popular

Rafael Lopez-Aliaga

Perú Patria Segura

Rafael Santos

Partido Político Nacional Perú Libre

Pedro Castillo

Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad

Marco Arana

Victoria Nacional

George Forsyth

Alianza para el Progreso

Cesar Acuña

Podemos Perú

Daniel Urresti

Avanza País - Partido de Integración Social

Hernando de Soto

Partido Nacionalista Peruano

Ollanta Humala

Democracia Directa

Andres Alcantara

Fuerza Popular

Keiko Fujimori

Juntos por el Perú

Veronika Mendoza

Renacimiento Unido Nacional

Ciro Galvez

Acción Popular

Yonhy Lescano

Partido Democrático Somos Perú

Daniel Salaverry

Partido Morado

Julio Guzman

Unión por el Perú

Jose Vega

If none of them is be able to obtain the percentage necessary to win the Presidency of the Republic in the first round, a runoff will be held on June 6.

(END) MVB

Published: 4/11/2021

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