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Peru's president calls a general election for April next year
Protesters gather to demand the government provide security against the rising violence in Lima, Peru, March 21, 2025

PERUVIAN President Dina Boluarte said on Tuesday the country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.

The deeply unpopular Ms Boularte said the April 2026 polls will elect a new president, 130 deputies and 60 senators. The bicameral election system has not been used since the early 1990s.

In a brief nationwide television address, Ms Boularte did not say if she would be a contender. She was appointed into power by the Congress in December 2022 after the ousting from office of then-president Pedro Castillo.

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