The JNE confirms that a general election can be held in December 2023.

As a result social upheaval which killed more than twenty and injured dozens across the country, National Electoral Commission (JNE) President Jorge Luis Salas Arenas announced on Tuesday that it was possible to promote general election until December 2023.

In a statement released on social media by JNE, Arena Rooms He said that such a scenario is possible only if the primary elections, in which political parties must choose their representatives, are cancelled.

“The JNE Plenary took into account the emerging social urgency and therefore [es preciso] note that by sacrificing primary elections, which are an essential necessity of the process, we mean holding elections … before the end of December 2023,” he said. Arena rooms.

Head of JNE He noted that the electoral system, consisting of the National Identity and Civil Status Registry (Reniec) and the National Bureau of Electoral Processes (ONPE), is ready to hold elections under these conditions with the mission of contributing to the pacification of the country.

“We are doing this precision because the electoral system is able to take on this challenge, despite the difficulties involved, in order to support the collective task of sowing peace,” he said.

Chairman of the National Electoral Commission so it was said before the Congress discussed the progress of the elections. President Dina Boluarte herself has also indicated a willingness to hold snap elections in 2023; however, everything will depend on parliament.