2001 Peruvian general election

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]

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 José Murgia [es] Jorge del Castillo Popular vote 5,548,556 4,904,929 Percentage 53.08% 46.92%

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

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. Results of the Congressional election

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Voluntarily withdrawn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 former presidential nominee – National Solidarity
• Jorge Santistevan, lawyer and first national ombudsman – Independent Movement We Are Peru - Democratic Cause
• 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

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Alejandro Toledo	Possible Peru	3,871,167	36.51	5,548,556	53.08
	Alan García	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	2,732,857	25.78	4,904,929	46.92
	Lourdes Flores	National Unity	2,576,653	24.30
	Fernando Olivera	Independent Moralizing Front	1,044,207	9.85
	Carlos Boloña	People's Solution	179,243	1.69
	Ciro Gálvez	Andean Renaissance	85,436	0.81
	Marco Arrunategui	Project Country	79,077	0.75
	Ricardo Noriega	All for Victory	33,080	0.31
Total			10,601,720	100.00	10,453,485	100.00
Valid votes			10,601,720	86.44	10,453,485	86.19
Invalid/blank votes			1,662,629	13.56	1,675,484	13.81
Total votes			12,264,349	100.00	12,128,969	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			14,898,435	82.32	14,898,435	81.41
Source: Nohlen

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	–49
	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

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p449
3. Nohlen, p468