Overview
- Peru’s electoral tribunal declared inadmissible Acción Popular’s bid to reverse the annulment of its primaries and ordered the case archived, confirming the party will not be on the 2026 general ballot.
- Special Electoral Juries in Lima Centro 2 and Lima Oeste 3 deemed Renovación Popular’s candidate lists for the Chamber of Deputies (Lima) and the Andean Parliament inadmissible over documentation and disclosure omissions, giving the party two days to cure.
- The government promulgated an exceptional law extending party‑affiliation periods only for the 2026 regional and municipal contests, and JNE, ONPE and Reniec must issue implementing rules within 30 days.
- The JNE established sesión permanente with specified weekend and holiday working days to keep registrations, notifications and tacha processing on track through the season.
- ONPE presented a five‑column ballot of roughly 21×42 cm (expandable), the JNE confirmed 36 registered presidential tickets with plans published on its platform, and citizens can file tachas under short statutory windows.