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Peru Has Yet to Name 2026 as Official Designation Awaits Decree

A supreme decree must formalize the denomination before public entities can use it.

Overview

  • The government has not issued the required decree for 2026, so the year's official name remains undefined.
  • These designations are typically finalized at the end of the calendar year, with local reporting expecting an announcement in the coming weeks.
  • Once a decree is published, public entities must use the denomination for 12 months, while private adoption is optional.
  • Coverage of 2025 is contradictory: the Boluarte administration indicated a bicentennial tribute to José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, yet the same report also cites an economic‑recovery label and notes the decree was not published.
  • The practice, introduced in 1963 under Fernando Belaúnde Terry, is intended to highlight national priorities and can draw on proposals from regional authorities.