This Sunday October 4the citizens of Upper Trujillo participate for the first time in municipal elections to define their district authorities. The day is part of the Regional and Municipal Elections 2026 and will allow you to choose first mayor and nine councilors of this jurisdiction located in the province of Trujilloregion Freedom.
According to the Canal N report, during the morning of Sunday, October 4, the citizens of the district They are already going to their corresponding voting centers to elect, for the first time, the mayor that will represent them in the coming years.
It is worth mentioning that Upper Trujillo It was officially created on December 15, 2022 by Law No. 31644, after having been a populated center for years.
More than 25 thousand voters from Alto Trujillo will elect their district mayor for the first time. (Photo: Video capture / Channel N)
Its incorporation as a new district modified the administrative map of the province of Trujillo and paved the way for its inhabitants to have municipal authorities directly elected by vote.
According to the electoral roll corresponding to these elections, more than 25 thousand citizens are authorized to vote in Upper Trujillo. More than a third of this electorate is made up of young people between 18 and 29 yearsa sector that will have a relevant participation in the election of the first authorities of the jurisdiction.
Eleven political organizations registered for this race, of which ten present candidates for mayor. The Together for Peru candidate was excluded from the mayoral race after the Special Electoral Jury of Trujillo determined that he had omitted two final convictions in his resume affidavit. The group, however, maintains its participation with a list of candidates for the municipal council.
In this way, a new historical fact is added for the residents of Upper Trujillo during the Regional and Municipal Elections 2026.
The ONPE enabled an official platform for voters to consult their voting location, exact address, table number, order number and location map. The recommendation is to carry out the verification before Sunday, October 4, since the assigned location could be modified even on the same day for exceptional reasons. To vote, the citizen must carry his ID; Passports and other identification documents are not accepted.
The postcards left by the day of the 2026 Regional and Municipal Elections. Photos: GEC
On Sunday, October 4, citizens will vote to elect 13,148 authorities throughout the country. The day will define 25 regional governors, 25 vice governors and 364 regional councilors; in addition to 196 provincial mayors, 1,696 district mayors, 1,724 provincial councilors and 9,118 district councilors.
