Peruvians Insist on New Election as Congress Runs Out of Time
- Lawmakers face Friday deadline to bring elections forward
- Currently, President Boluarte’s term runs out in 2026
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Peruvians are keeping pressure on the government to bring forward new elections as Congress barrels toward a deadline to make a decision.
At stake is whether President Dina Boluarte will be expected to continue her term through 2026 or whether she will transfer power to a successor earlier, amid mass anti-government unrest that has paralyzed vast swaths of Peru. If lawmakers can’t reach a deal by the end of their legislative session on Friday night, they’ll be legally hamstrung from calling new elections this year. That would put the onus on Boluarte to either resign or try to ride out the dissent.