At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Peru

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique
• Head of Government: President Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique
• Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) 120 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

• Alejandro TOLEDO*
  • Party: Peru Posible
• Alan GARCIA*
  • Party: Partido Aprista Peruano (APRA)
• Lourdes FLORES
  • Party: Unidad Nacional
• Fernando OLIVERA
  • Party: Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM)
• Carlos BOLAÑA
  • Party: Solución Popular
• Other Candidates
  • Party: N/A

*Alejandro TOLEDO and Alan GARCIA advanced to the second round of the presidential election.

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential Elections were last held on April 9, 2000 and May 28, 2000. Alberto FUJIMORI ran unopposed in the second round election and received 74.33% of the vote.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 26,261,363 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 14,906,233 (2001)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 13,137,632 (2001)

·         Is Peru a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (23 July 1981)

·         Has Peru ratified CEDAW: Yes (13 September 1982)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 24 (following the 2000 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 84 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data: 

·         Is Peru a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Peru ratified CRPD: Yes (30 January 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 3,887,231 (est.)