In the regional and municipal elections that will be held this October 4, a total of 8,469 candidates will compete to become mayors and councilors of the 43 districts of Metropolitan Lima and, also, of the province. Of these, 998 previously participated in an election with another political shirt. The figure is equivalent to 12% of the total.
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Podemos Perú is the party with the highest proportion of candidates who previously ran with another party: almost a quarter of its candidates had another political shirt. They are followed by Avanza País (22%), Somos Perú (21%) and Renovación Popular (19%).
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Of the more than 8 thousand candidates in the capital, Alex Gonzáles Castillo, candidate for mayor of San Juan de Lurigancho for the Green Democratic Party, is the one who has had the most changes of political shirt throughout his electoral adventures. Throughout his career, he has applied with ten different groups. Gonzáles even aspired to be president of the Republic in the 2026 general elections. in which he was also the most chameleonic candidate.
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Other candidates stand out for the number of elections in which they participated without being elected. Rosa Bautista Navarro, candidate for provincial councilor of Metropolitan Lima for Podemos Peru, registers seven previous candidacies without a victory.
Claudio Rodríguez Mansilla, candidate for mayor of Carabayllo for Perú Primero, and Raúl Madueño Ortiz, candidate for mayor of Magdalena del Mar for the Popular Christian Party, have accumulated six previous applications without success.
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Beyond the number of political t-shirts, almost 20% of the candidates in Metropolitan Lima have run in another election in the past. At the other extreme, more than 80% will debut in the electoral arena on Sunday, October 4.
Somos Perú is the group with the most candidates with electoral records: 210 of its 558 applicants. On the other side, the party with the most debutants is Avanza País, with 398 of its 536 candidates.
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Applications and t-shirts
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Total applications in its history (includes the 2026 municipal candidacy)
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
At an individual level, the candidate with the most nominations is Luis Bueno Quino, candidate for mayor of Lurigancho for Somos Perú. With the current election, he will have participated in 12 elections, with four different t-shirts.
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Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Last minute signings
In the current process, not all parties affiliated their candidates in advance. In fact, 305 candidates register a current membership start date within 30 days prior to and including the January 7, 2026 deadline. Of them, 291 joined during the last seven days and 235 on the last day of the period.
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- Periods end on the selected date and include that day. They overlap: those who appear in “Last Day” are also part of the last week, the last 30 days and the last six months.
- Only current party membership with a valid date is considered. The figures correspond to candidates, not to all members of the organization.
Source: INFOGOB. Preparation: ECData.
Applications to the 2026 general elections are not included.
Avanza País is the party that registered the most candidates on the last day of the deadline (70). It is followed by Popular Renewal (22). Civic Party Obras, País para Todos and Somos Perú tied next, with 12 each.
