Lima, Peru (AP) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on Tuesday that the country will hold a general election one year from now to end years of instability.
The deep unpopular Boularte said the April 2026 poll will elect a new president, 130 delegates and 60 senators. Two types of electoral systems have not been used since the early 1990s.
In a brief national television speech, Boularte did not say whether she would be a competitor. Boluarte served in Peru in 2022 to complete the term of then-President Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office just two years after his five-year term after trying to disband the Legislature to avoid his removal.
She said the upcoming elections would be “democratic, clean, transparent and orderly”.
Borult’s disapproval rate was 93%, according to a national poll conducted by the International Foundation in March. Her term ended on July 28, 2026.
Last week, Peruvian Congress voted to remove the Interior Minister after deciding that he failed to adequately deal with violent crimes in the Andean state.
The public has been thrilled with the killings and other violence, especially the recent 39-year-old lead singer Paul Flores of Cumbia band Armonia 10.
In response to the killings of Flores, Boluarte declared a state of emergency in the capital on March 19 and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police resolve the surge in violence. On the same day, opposition MPs demanded a vote on the interior minister.
Boluarte’s government had previously issued a state of emergency from September to December to attempt to stop violence.
Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.
