2006 Peruvian general election

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2006 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election

9 April 2006 (first round) 4 June 2006 (second round)

Nominee Alan García Ollanta Humala Party APRA UPP Running mate Luis Giampietri Lourdes Mendoza Gonzalo García Núñez Carlos Torres Caro Popular vote 6,965,017 6,270,080 Percentage 52.63% 47.37%

First round results by department (left) and province (right) Second round results by department (left) and province (right)

President before election Alejandro Toledo Possible Peru Elected President Alan García APRA

Congressional election

9 April 2006

All 120 seats in Congress 61 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Union for Peru Ollanta Humala 21.15 45 +39 APRA Alan García 20.59 36 +8 National Unity Lourdes Flores 15.33 17 0 AF2006 Martha Chávez 13.09 13 +10 Center Front Valentín Paniagua 7.07 5 +1 Possible Peru Alejandro Toledo 4.11 2 −43 RN Humberto Lay Sun 4.02 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by department

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General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President, two Vice-Presidents, 120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As the no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 4 June between the top two candidates, Ollanta Humala and Alan García. Garcia won the run-off with 52.63% to Humala's 47.37%. He was subsequently inaugurated on 28 July 2006, Peruvian Independence Day.