Peru: President, 10 April 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President Peru

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011)
• Head of Government: President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011)
• Assembly: Peru has a unicameral Congreso de la Republica del Peru (Congress of the Republic of Peru) composed of 130 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• The president is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed, for a 5-year term.

Last Election:

• Peru last held presidential elections on 10 April 2011 with a runoff election on 5 June 2011. In the runoff election, Ollanta HUMALA Tasso defeated Keiko FUJIMORI with 51.45% of the vote to her 48.55%.

Main candidates in the election:[1]

• Keiko FUJIMORI
  • Party: Popular Force/Fuerza Popular
• Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI
  • Party: Peruvians for Change/Peruanos Por el Kambio
• Alan GARCIA
  • Coalition: Popular Alliance / Alianza Popular
• Alfred BARNECHEA
  • Party: Popular Action/Acción Popular (AP)
• Verónika MENDOZA
  • Party: Broad Front for Justice, Life, and Liberty / El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad
• Alejandro TOLEDO
  • Party: Possible Peru / Perú Posible
• Gregorio SANTOS
  • Party: Direct Democracy / Democracia Directo
• Antero Flores ARAOZ
  • Party: Order Party / Partido Político Orden
• Fernando OLIVERA
  • Party: Hope Front / Frente Esperanza
• Miguel HILARIO
  • Party: Progressing Peru / Progresando Perú

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 30,444,999 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 22,901,954 (April 2015)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 15,466,807 (July 2015 est.)

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

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

·         Gender Quota: Yes[2]

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 29 (22.31%)

·         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: 4,566,750