Overview
- The Executive formalized the call via Supreme Decree No. 001-2026-PCM published in El Peruano, fixing the vote for Sunday, October 4, 2026.
- Voters will choose regional governors, vice-governors and councilors, as well as provincial and district mayors and councilors nationwide; current mandates end December 31, 2026 with new authorities serving 2027–2030.
- The JNE set key milestones: January 17 as the deadline to register electoral alliances, primaries on May 17 and 24, and June 16 as the cutoff to file candidate lists.
- Parties faced January 7 deadlines to secure ROP registration, file internal rule changes and register affiliates eligible to run, pursuant to recent legal adjustments.
- The JNE begins public hearings on January 8 to resolve initial candidate-registration appeals for the General Elections, while ONPE scheduled the nationwide draw of polling-station members for January 29.