Overview
- The Junta Nacional de Justicia published Convocatoria 006-2026-SN/JNJ on August 25 to relaunch a public, merit‑based contest to name a permanent head of the Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales.
- The process uses four successive eliminatory evaluations—knowledge (25%), curriculum (20%), work plan (20%) and interview (35%)—and requires a minimum score of 70 out of 100 in each stage for candidates to advance.
- Candidates must pay a S/430 registration fee, enroll via the JNJ extranet and file a preventive declaration of interests with the Contraloría as part of the formal application steps.
- The published schedule covers submission and vetting steps through the knowledge exam on 9 October, with the JNJ saying dates for the remaining stages and the final appointment will be announced later.
- The selection follows a failed first contest that the Pleno declared desierto by Resolución N° 414-2026-JNJ and leaves Bernardo Pachas serving as interim ONPE head while a permanent chief is chosen; the role carries a renewable four‑year mandate and oversees national elections and party finance control.