ONPE finishes counting ballots in four Peruvian regions ahead of runoff elections

The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has completed processing 100 percent of voting records in Moquegua, Tacna, Puno, and Pasco. This milestone ends the operational counting stage and shifts attention to the proclamation schedule for the 2027-2030 term.

Legal responsibility now rests with the Special Electoral Boards and the National Elections Board. These bodies will issue proclamation resolutions and deliver credentials to elected mayors and council members.

“None of the political formulas reached the legal barrier of 30 percent of valid votes established in the Regional Elections Law.”

Moquegua and Tacna will head to a second round because no regional gubernatorial candidate reached the legal 30 percent threshold of valid votes. In Tacna, Segundo Mario Ruiz Rubio leads with 29.33 percent, ahead of Walter Anchapuri Zapata at 17.64 percent.

Nationwide, 95.439 percent of 26,351 voting records have been counted as of October 18. About 100 records are under recount, and more than 1,200 records have been sent to electoral boards for review.

The Metropolitan Lima mayoral race remains officially undefined despite full processing of its voting records. Review of observed and challenged documents is still needed to establish the final result of the October 4 elections.