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 & Government

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 Presidency	2000-04-09	12,230,774	14,340,169	85.29%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2000-04-09	9,132,842	14,340,169	63.69%
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 Presidency	2006-04-09	14,632,003	16,494,906	88.71%
Peruvian Congress of the Republic	2006-04-09	14,624,880	16,494,906	88.66%
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