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Keiko Fujimori Launches Fourth Bid as APP Registers Acuña Ticket and PPK Joins Senate Race

Parties race to meet Peru's Oct. 31 registration cutoff for internal primaries in the 2026 cycle.

Overview

  • Keiko Fujimori unveiled running mates Luis Galarreta and Miguel Torres in Trujillo, pledging a hard line on crime and stating she is seeking only the presidency.
  • Alianza para el Progreso filed César Acuña’s presidential slate with Alejandro Soto and Jessica Tumi, with its primary to be decided by delegates under party rules.
  • APP opened a disciplinary process and removed Óscar Acuña from its candidate list after a report on alleged payments from Frigoinca, which he argues were a loan.
  • Fuerza y Libertad inscribed former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as a Senate candidate, and he remains under judicial restrictions including an exit ban as he seeks travel for medical care.
  • Ahora Nación presented Alfonso López Chau’s ticket with Luis Alberto Villanueva and Ruth Zenaida Buendía, and ONPE set primary dates for Nov. 30 (affiliates) and Dec. 7 (delegates).