IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Peru

Republic of Peru

33,359,835	19
Population (as of July 29, 2021)	Elections in our database
25,287,954	81.22%
Registered Voters (as of Jan. 17, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	Congreso de la República	Assembly
Peruvian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Dina Ercilia BOLUARTE Zegarra
Head of Government: President Dina Ercilia BOLUARTE Zegarra *
Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) with 130 seats.

* Peru has a Prime Minister, but they do not hold executive power. The current Prime Minister is Alberto OTAROLA Penaranda (since 21 December 2022).

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) 130 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. District magnitude ranges from 2-7, except Lima which is now 36, and Madre de Dios which is 1.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2000-04-09	9,132,842	14,340,169	63.69%
Peruvian Presidency	2000-04-09	12,230,774	14,340,169	85.29%
Peruvian Presidency	2000-05-28	11,800,310	14,340,169	82.29%
Peruvian Presidency	2001-04-08	12,264,349	14,650,550	83.71%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2001-04-08	11,987,641	14,650,550	81.82%
Peruvian Presidency	2001-06-03	12,128,969	14,650,550	82.79%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2006-04-09	14,624,880	16,494,906	88.66%
Peruvian Presidency	2006-04-09	14,632,003	16,494,906	88.71%
Peruvian Presidency	2006-06-04	14,468,049	16,494,906	87.71%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2011-04-10	19,402,275	19,949,915	97.25%
Peruvian Presidency	2011-04-10	16,699,734	19,949,915	83.71%
Peruvian Presidency	2011-06-05	16,466,397	19,949,915	82.54%
Peruvian Presidency	2016-04-10	17,997,430	21,965,970	81.93%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2016-04-10	18,751,264	22,901,954	81.88%
Peruvian Presidency	2016-06-05	18,335,385	22,907,954	80.04%
Referendum	2018-12-09	17,038,732	23,491,142	72.53%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2020-01-26	18,369,088	24,812,087	74.03%
Peruvian Presidency	2021-04-11	18,856,802	25,287,954	74.57%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2021-04-11	17,722,616	25,287,954	70.08%

Voter Turnout