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 bydepartments (left) andprovinces (right) Second round results bydepartments (left) andprovinces (right)

President before election Valentín Paniagua Popular Action Elected President Alejandro Toledo Possible Peru

Congressional election

8 April 2001

All 120 seats in theCongress of Peru 61 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % 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

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Early general elections were held inPeru on 8 April 2001, with a second round of the presidential election on 3 June.^[1] The elections were held afterPresidentAlberto Fujimori claimed asylum inJapan during a trip to Asia and resigned his position.^[2]

The presidential elections were won byAlejandro Toledo ofPossible Peru, who had been defeated by Fujimori in the2000 general election, while his party emerged as the largest faction in theCongress.^[3]

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

• Carlos Boloña, economist and formerMinister 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

• 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

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

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