2001 Peruvian general election

2001 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election

8 April 2001 (first round) 3 June 2001 (second round)

Nominee Alejandro Toledo Alan García Party Possible Peru APRA Running mate Raúl Diez Canseco David Waisman Jorge del Castillo Popular vote 5,548,556 4,904,929 Percentage 53.1% 46.9%

First round results by departments (left) and provinces (right)Second round results by departments (left) and provinces (right)Show all

President before election Valentín Paniagua Popular Action Elected President Alejandro Toledo Possible Peru

Congressional election

8 April 2001

All 120 seats in the Congress of Peru 61 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– Possible Peru Alejandro Toledo 26.30 45 +16 APRA Alan García 19.71 28 +22 National Unity Lourdes Flores 13.84 17 +13 FIM Fernando Olivera 10.98 11 +2 We Are Peru Alberto Andrade 5.78 4 -5 C90-NM Alberto Fujimori 4.80 3 -49 Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 4.18 3 0 UPP Daniel Estrada 4.14 6 +3 People's Solution Carlos Boloña 3.57 1 New All for Victory Ricardo Noriega 2.03 1 New And. Renaissance Ciro Gálvez 1.36 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Early general elections were held in Peru on 8 April 2001, with a second round of the presidential election on 3 June.^[1] The elections were held after President Alberto Fujimori claimed asylum in Japan during a trip to Asia and resigned his position.^[2]

The presidential elections were won by Alejandro Toledo of Possible Peru, who had been defeated by Fujimori in the 2000 general election, while his party emerged as the largest faction in the Congress.^[3]

Candidates[]

Main presidential candidates[]

Final results. First round.
Alejandro Toledo	Lourdes Flores	Alan García	Fernando Olivera
	Member of Congress (1995-2000)	President of Peru (1985–1990)	Member of Congress (1995-2001)
Possible Peru	National Unity	Peruvian Aprista Party	Independent Moralizing Front

Other candidates[]

• Carlos Boloña, economist and former Minister of Economy and Finance (1991-1993) – People's Solution
• Ciro Gálvez, lawyer and notary head – Andean Renaissance
• Marco Antonio Arrunátegui, economist – Project Country
• Ricardo Noriega, lawyer and economist – All for Victory

Voluntarily withdrawn[]

• Luis Castañeda, lawyer and 2000 presidential nominee – National Solidarity
• , lawyer and first national ombudsman – Democratic Party We Are Peru
• Hernando de Soto, economist – Popular Capital
• Víctor M. Marroquín, international lawyer – Youth Independent Movement
• Martina Portocarrero, folklore singer – Agricultural People's Front of Peru

Results[]

Leading candidate by region in the first round.

Leading candidate by region in the second round.

President[]

Congress[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Possible Peru	2,477,624	26.30	45	+16
	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	1,857,416	19.71	28	+22
	National Unity	1,304,037	13.84	17	New
	Independent Moralizing Front	1,034,672	10.98	11	+2
	We Are Peru	544,193	5.78	4	–5
	Cambio 90-New Majority	452,696	4.80	3	New
	Popular Action	393,433	4.18	3	0
	Union for Peru	390,236	4.14	6	+3
	People's Solution	336,680	3.57	1	New
	All for Victory	191,179	2.03	1	New
	Agricultural People's Front of Peru	156,264	1.66	0	–2
	Project Country	155,572	1.65	0	New
	Andean Renaissance	127,707	1.36	1	New
Total		9,421,709	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		9,421,709	78.60
Invalid/blank votes		2,565,932	21.40
Total votes		11,987,641	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,898,435	80.46
Source: Nohlen

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