At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Peru

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Alberto Kenyo FUJIMORI Fujimori
• Head of Government: President Alberto Kenyo FUJIMORI Fujimori
• Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica del Peru) 120 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

• Alberto Fujimori
  • Party: PERU 2000
• Alejandro Toledo
  • Party: Peru Posible
• Alberto Andrade
  • Party: Somos Peru
• Federico Salas
  • Party: Avancemos
• Luis Castaneda Lossio
  • Party: Partido Solidad Nacional (PSN)
• Other Candidates
  • Party: N/A

Last Presidential election:

• Presidential Elections were last held on April 9, 1995. In the last election, President FUJIMORI received 64.42% of the vote, defeating Javier PEREZ de CUELLAR, his closest competitor with 21.80% of the vote.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 25,914,875 (2000)
• Registered Voters: 14,340,169 (2000)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 12,964,036 (2000)

·         Is Peru a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (23 July 1981)

·         Has Peru ratified CEDAW: Yes (13 September 1982)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 24 (following the 2000 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 84 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Peru a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Peru ratified CRPD: Yes (30 January 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 3,887,231 (est.)