This week, Gonzalo Banda spoke with Bloomberg’s Carla Samon Ros about the upcoming Peruvian election, scheduled to be held on 12 April 2026.
With about a third of voters undecided, the article analyses how regions outside the capital might prove to be the deciding factor in the election’s outcome. Currently, no single candidate has a lead across Peruvian regions, with conservatives Rafael López Aliaga and Keiko Fujimori in a technical tie, drawing most of their support primarily from voters in the capital, Lima.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Banda noted that “there is a systematically anti-establishment, anti-Lima vote, especially in the poorest and most remote areas of the country… [these regions] are going to largely decide the vote.”
The article, which is paywalled, can be read in full on Bloomberg UK:
Peru’s Crowded Election Leaves Room for a Surprise Contender.
Upcoming Panel Discussion on the 2026 Peruvian General Election
Banda will be speaking as part of a panel on the Peruvian election at the UCL Institute of the Americas on 29 April, from 14:00 to 15:30. Also on the panel are Viviana Baraybar-Hidalgo and Maria Luisa Puig, with Paulo Drinot as chair.