Countries / South America
PER
Elections in Peru
presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
JM
José María Balcázar live
Head of state & government - Free Peru
In office since
18 February 2026
Party
Free Peru
Region
South America
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Lima
Population
33 726 000
Country facts
Legislature
Congress of the Republic of Peru
Established
1821
Currency
Nuevo sol
Official language
Spanish
Capital
Lima
Region
South America
Area
1,285,216 km2
Election history
6 June 2021presidential
Peruvian presidential election
won: Pedro Castillo
11 April 2021parliamentary
Peruvian parliamentary election
turnout 70.1%
5 June 2016presidential
Peruvian presidential election
won: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
5 June 2011presidential
Peruvian presidential election
won: Ollanta Humala
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
No recorded transitions.
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.