European Union Election Expert Mission Republic of Peru 2021 Final Report General elections 11 April 2021 Presidential run-off 6 June 2021 European Union Election Expert Mission to Peru General elections 11 April 2021 Presidential run-off 6 June 2021 FINAL REPORT Reporting period 15 March– 19 July 2021 EU Election Expert Missions are independent from the institutions of the European Union. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of the European Union Index Acronyms .................................................................................................................................. 1 I. Summary and priority recommendations ................................................................. 1 II. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 III. Political context ............................................................................................................ 4 IV. Implementation of previous EU EOM recommendations ........................................ 6 V. Legal framework .......................................................................................................... 7 Constitutional human rights ...................................................................................................................... 7 Assessment of the legal framework for elections ..................................................................................... 8 Election System and Boundary Delimitation ............................................................................................ 9 VI. Election administration ............................................................................................. 10 Structure and composition of the election administration ...................................................................... 10 Assessment of the administration of the elections .................................................................................. 11 Training and voter education .................................................................................................................. 12 VI. Voter registration ....................................................................................................... 13 The right to vote ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Assessment of the voter register ............................................................................................................. 13 VII. Registration of candidates ......................................................................................... 15 Registration of political parties ............................................................................................................... 16 VIII. Campaign environment ............................................................................................. 17 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Presidential run-off campaign................................................................................................................. 19 Campaign finance ................................................................................................................................... 20 Online campaign ..................................................................................................................................... 21 IX. Media and online election-related content ............................................................... 21 Legal framework for the Media .............................................................................................................. 22 Media coverage of the elections ............................................................................................................. 23 Public-funded party campaign advertisement ......................................................................................... 25 Social media ........................................................................................................................................... 25 X. Participation of women.............................................................................................. 27 XI. Participation of Indigenous and Afro-Peruvian peoples ........................................ 28 XII. Participation of PwD and other vulnerable groups ................................................ 29 Participation of persons with disabilities ................................................................................................ 29 Participation of the LGBTI Community ................................................................................................. 30 XIII. Civil society and international observation ............................................................. 30 XIV. Electoral disputes ....................................................................................................... 31 Petitions of annulment of polling station results .................................................................................... 32 XV. Polling, counting and tabulation of results .............................................................. 34 11 April election day .............................................................................................................................. 34 6 June election day ................................................................................................................................. 35 XVI. Results and post-election environment .................................................................... 36 Presidential elections results ................................................................................................................... 36 Congressional elections results ............................................................................................................... 37 Post-election environment ...................................................................................................................... 38 XVII. International support to the elections ...................................................................... 39 XVIII. Annexes ....................................................................................................................... 40 Matrix of recommendations .................................................................................................................... 40 Legacy Media Monitoring Findings ....................................................................................................... 50 Social media monitoring findings ........................................................................................................... 54 Acronyms ACHR American Convention on Human Rights Spanish Cooperation and Development Agency AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo) AmCPRW Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women AP Acción Popular APP Alianza para el Progreso APRA Partido Aprista Peruano C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities CONADIS (Consejo Nacional para la Integración de la Persona con Discapacidad) Consultive Council on Radio and Television CONCORTV (Consejo Consultivo de Radio y Televisión) CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities DD Democracia Directa DNI National Identification Card (Documento Nacional de Identidad) EU European Union EU EEM European Union Election Expert Mission EU EOM European Union Election Observation Mission FA Frente Amplio FP Fuerza Popular ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR GC ICCPR General Comment International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial ICERD Discrimination JEE Special Electoral Board (Jurado Electoral Especial) JFS Board of Chief Prosecutors (Junta de Fiscales Supremos) JNE National Electoral Board (Jurado Nacional de Elecciones) JNJ National Board of Justice (Junta Nacional de Justicia) JPP Juntos por el Perú LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersexual LPP Law on Political Parties (Ley de Organizaciones Políticas) OAS Organisation of American States OCV Out-of-country voting Decentralised Office for Electoral Processes ODPE (Oficina Descentralizada de Procesos Electorales) National Office for Electoral Processes ONPE (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales) PL Perú Libre PM Partido Morado PN Perú Nación PPC Partido Popular Cristiano PPP Podemos por el Progreso del Perú PPS Perú Patria Segura PwD Persons with disabilities National Identity and Civil Status Registry RENIEC (Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil) SEA Automatized Tabulation System (Sistema de Escrutinio Automatizado) SN Solidaridad Nacional SP Somos Perú TC Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) UNCAC United Nations Convention against Corruption UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples UNHRC United Nations Human Rights Commission UNIORE Inter-American Union of Electoral Bodies UPP Unión por el Perú VC Venice Commission VRAEM Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers WHO World Health Organization