Peru's new lawmakers to receive credentials this week

Peru's newly elected senators, deputies, and representatives to the Andean Parliament will officially receive their credentials this Thursday and Friday. The National Elections Jury (JNE) announced the schedule for distributing these documents, which formally accredit the legislators for the 2026-2031 term.

The JNE recently finalized and promulgated the results of the April 12 general elections. These elections also led to a presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez, whose results are still pending. The legislative elections have set the stage for the return of a bicameral Congress, which has not been in session for 31 years.

Preliminary seat allocations show that Keiko Fujimori's party, Fuerza Popular, will be the largest bloc in both chambers. They are projected to have 22 senators and 41 deputies. Juntos por el Perú, the party of Roberto Sánchez, will hold 14 seats in the Senate and 32 in the Chamber of Deputies. Other parties, including Renovación Popular and Partido del Buen Gobierno, will also have representation in the new bicameral legislature.

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The aforementioned documents accredit the legislators as such, enabling them to be sworn into office before the Congress of the Republic for the 2026-2031 period.