Overview
- The 87-year-old former president will run as number one for Lima on the newly constituted Fuerza y Libertad list.
- The coalition combines Fuerza Moderna and Batalla Perú and has been approved by the national elections authority (JNE) to compete in 2026.
- Fuerza y Libertad named former EsSalud chief Fiorella Molinelli as its presidential precandidate, with Gilbert Violeta and María Pariona Oré as running mates.
- Kuczynski says he is returning to raise the quality of a Congress he has criticized, positioning his bid for the revived Senate.
- Peru’s first round is set for April 12 with a June 7 runoff, as 39 political organizations field slates that include ex-ministers and media personalities across parties such as APP, CPP and Somos Perú.