LIMA, Peru — On Sunday, July 26, 2026, the Popular Force party, led by Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori, won the presidency of the Senate in an alliance with the right-wing Popular Renewal party. Miguel Torres was elected president of the Senate with 30 votes out of 60 senators. Alejandro Muñante, a member of Popular Renewal, secured the first vice presidency.

This leadership election comes as Peru’s Congress reinstated its bicameral system for the first time in over three decades and is setting its leadership just two days before Fujimori’s presidential inauguration scheduled for July 28, 2026, marking the start of the 2026-2031 term. The leadership of the lower house, consisting of 130 deputies, is expected to be elected shortly.

Miguel Torres, a lawyer and politician with a legislative career from 2016 to 2020, will preside over the Senate for one year. He is also Peru’s second vice president-elect, elected alongside Fujimori and first vice president Luis Galarreta. During his swearing-in ceremony, Torres stated the goal is to establish a “more prudent” state and to regain citizens’ trust.

The new bicameral Congress faces the challenge of addressing the governance crisis that has seen eight presidents in the last decade. Peru’s Congress will officially begin its annual legislative session on Monday, July 28, 2026.

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