Peru: President, 10 April 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President Peru

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011)
• Head of Government: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011)
• Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congreso de la Republica del Peru (Congress of the Republic of Peru) composed of 130 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• The president is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed, for a 5-year term.

Last Election:

• The first round of the presidential election was held on 10 April 2016. Keiko FUJIMORI won 39.82% of the vote, while Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI won 20.98%. These two candidates will compete in the second round of the presidential election. 

Main candidates in the election:[1]

• Keiko FUJIMORI
  • Party: Popular Force/Fuerza Popular
• Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI
  • Party: Peruvians for Change/Peruanos Por el Kambio

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 30,444,999 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 22,901,954 (April 2015)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 15,466,807 (July 2015 est.)

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

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

·         Gender Quota: Yes[2]

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 29 (22.31%)

·         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: 4,566,750