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Parties Hit Primary Registration Deadline as Peru Prepares a Vast 2026 Election

ONPE now shifts to reviewing consolidated slates before late‑November and early‑December primaries that will impose a 10% bar on advancing lists.

Overview

  • With the October 31 cutoff reached, parties have finished internal sign‑ups and ONPE is set to receive and evaluate consolidated candidate lists on November 7.
  • Primary routes diverge by modality: affiliates vote on November 30, and elected delegates will choose final slates on December 7.
  • The JNE’s rules require presidential tickets and parliamentary lists to secure at least 10% of valid votes in primaries or face exclusion from the process.
  • ONPE projects an unusually complex April 12, 2026 election, including a 44×42 cm ballot allowing up to 12 marks per voter, 126 ODPEs, 90,000 polling tables and about 835,000 table members with S/160 incentives.
  • Authorities report extensive ONPE technical assistance to parties, and a proposed digital voting pilot for 11 priority groups awaits a mid‑December decision subject to JNE oversight.