Elections in Peru

In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state (the president) as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five year term. The unicameral Congress (Congreso) has 120 members, also elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. Peru has a multi-party system, which effectively bars one party from becoming the sole influence in a decision-making process. As such, parties must work with one another to form coalition governments. The whole election process is held by the National Jury of Elections and the National Office of Electoral Processes.

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Main article: Peruvian general election, 2006

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**Summary of the 9 April and 4 June 2006 Peruvian presidential election results**
Candidates - Parties	Votes 1st round	% (Valid Votes)	Votes 2nd round	% (Valid Votes)
Ollanta Humala Tasso - Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú)	3,758,258	30.616	6,270,080	47.375
Alan García Pérez - Peruvian Aprista Party (Partido Aprista Peruano)	2,985,858	24.324	6,965,017	52.625
Lourdes Flores Nano - National Unity (Unidad Nacional)	2,923,280	23.814	-	-
Martha Chávez Cossio - Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro)	912,420	7.433	-	-
Valentín Paniagua Corazao - Center Front (Frente de Centro)	706,156	5.753	-	-
Humberto Lay Sun - National Restoration (Restauración Nacional)	537,564	4.379	-	-
Susana Villarán - Decentralization Coalition (Concertación Descentralista)	76,105	0.620	-	-
Jaime Salinas - National Justice (Justicia Nacional)	65,636	0.535	-	-
Javier Diez Canseco - Socialist Party (Partido Socialista)	60,955	0.497	-	-
Natale Amprimo - Alliance for Progress (Alianza Para el Progreso)	49,332	0.402	-	-
Pedro Koechlin Von Stein - With Force Peru (Con Fuerza Perú)	38,212	0.311	-	-
Alberto Moreno - New Left Movement (Movimiento Nueva Izquierda)	33,918	0.276	-	-
Alberto Borea - Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática)	24,584	0.200	-	-
Ulises Humala - Go On Country (Avanza País)	24,518	0.200	-	-
Ciro Gálvez - Andean Renaissance (Renacimiento Andino)	22,892	0.186	-	-
Javier Espinoza - Let's Make Progress Peru (Progresemos Perú)	13,965	0.114	-	-
José Cardó Guarderas - Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática)	11,925	0.097	-	-
Ántero Asto - Peruvian Resurgence (Resurgimiento Peruano)	10,857	0.088	-	-
Ricardo Wong - And It's Called Peru (Y se llama Perú)	10,539	0.086	-	-
Luis Guerrero - Peru Now (Perú Ahora)	8,410	0.069	-	-
Total valid (Turnout: 1st Round 88.706 %, 2nd Round 87.712 %)	12,275,384	100	13,235,097	100
Blank	1,737,045	11.872	157,863	1.091
Invalid	619,574	4.234	1,075,089	7.431
Source: National Office of Electoral Processes.

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Summary of the 9 April 2006 election results for members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
and Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament
Parties	Congress			Andean Parliament
Parties	Votes	% (Valid)	Seats	Votes	% (Valid)	Seats	Substitutes
Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú) includes Peruvian Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Peruano)	2,274,739	21.154	45	2,044,862	23.969	2	4
Peruvian Aprista Party (Partido Aprista Peruano)	2,213,562	20.586	36	1,927,834	22.597	2	4
National Unity (Unidad Nacional) Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) National Solidarity (Solidaridad Nacional) National Renewal (Renovación Nacional)	1,648,577	15.331	17	1,812,384	21.244	1	2
Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro) Change 90 (Cambio 90) New Majority (Nueva Mayoría)	1,408,055	13.095	13	793,443	9.300	0	0
Center Front (Frente del Centro) Popular Action (Acción Popular) We Are Peru (Somos Perú) National Co-ordination of Independents (Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes)	760,245	7.070	5	479,367	5.619	0	0
Possible Peru (Perú Posible)	441,441	4.105	2	193,685	2.270	0	0
National Restoration (Restauración Nacional)	432,191	4.019	2	435,845	5.109	0	0
Alliance for Progress (Alianza Para el Progreso)	248,437	2.310	0	140,506	1.647	0	0
Independent Moralizing Front (Frente Independiente Moralizador)	156,418	1.455	0	77,514	0.909	0	0
Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática)	153,435	1.427	0	-	-	-	-
National Justice (Justicia Nacional)	151,163	1.406	0	96,982	1.137	0	0
Socialist Party (Partido Socialista)	134,164	1.248	0	140,092	1.642	0	0
New Left Movement (Movimiento Nueva Izquierda) member of Broad Left Front (Frente Amplio de Izquierda) coalition	133,102	1.238	0	81,699	0.958	0	0
Go on Country (Avanza País)	122,653	1.141	0	64,220	0.753	0	0
Decentralization Coalition (Concertación Descentralista) Party for Social Democracy - Compromize Peru (Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Perú) Peruvian Humanist Movement Party (Partido Movimiento Humanista Peruano)	91,783	0.854	0	-	-	-	-
Agricultural People's Front of Peru (Frente Popular Agrícola FIA del Perú - FREPAP)	85,019	0.791	0	-	-	-	-
Andean Renaissance (Renacimiento Andino)	75,444	0.702	0	53,071	0.622	0	0
With Force Peru (Con Fuerza Perú)	71,383	0.664	0	95,598	1.121	0	0
Peru Now (Perú Ahora)	46,439	0.432	0	24,571	0.288	0	0
Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática)	28,775	0.268	0	27,397	0.321	0	0
Project Country (Proyecto País)	21,539	0.200	0	20,312	0.238	0	0
Peruvian Resurgence (Resurgimiento Peruano)	20,579	0.191	0	22,055	0.259	0	0
And It's Called Peru (Y se llama Perú)	19,859	0.185	0	-	-	-	-
Let's Make Progress Peru (Progresemos Perú)	13,998	0.130	0	-	-	-	-
Total valid	10,753,000	100	120	8,531,437	100	5	10
Blank	1,682,753	11.543		4,133,224	28.261
Invalid	2,117,929	14.792		1,960,563	13.405
Source: National Office of Electoral Processes

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Sale of alcohol and carrying firearms (except for Members of the Armed Forces and the National Police) are forbidden during an election.
Political gatherings are forbidden, while public gatherings of any sort are prohibited during voting hours, including religious liturgies and entertainment shows. Clergy of any religion can not participate in their distinctive garments or habits.