Tag: elections Peru

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 - 14:18 UTC

  Peru's electoral authority chief resigns as runoff still undecided ten days after first round

  

  Piero Corvetto resigned as head of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Tuesday, ten days after the April 12 first-round presidential vote, amid judicial investigations and an institutional credibility crisis deepened by the logistical failures recorded during the election. The National Justice Board (JNJ) accepted the resignation unanimously.