Overview
- The JNE Pleno announced on Saturday that second-round regional elections will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2026 in districts where no ticket reached the 30% threshold.
- The JNE ordered ONPE to deliver all observed actas to the Jurados Electorales Especiales by October 11 so local tribunals can review disputed tallies.
- The JNE set October 28 as the final date for JEE public recount hearings and authorized work on weekends and holidays to meet the compressed schedule.
- ONPE, through interim head Bernardo Pachas Serrano, told the JNE it could not meet the earlier November 29 date because contracting, ballot printing and other logistical steps require more time.
- The timetable ties to the January 1, 2027 transition of regional governments and leaves candidates and voters facing a tight window for disputes to be resolved and for runoffs to be prepared, with close local contests such as Piura still unresolved.