The National Office of Electoral Processes (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales, ONPE) is the body in charge of organizing elections in Peru

Elections in Peru

In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five year term...

. Created in 1993, during the government of Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...

, it is headquartered in the Jesús María District in Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

. Its current National Chief is Magdalena Chú.

ONPE is an autonomous body of the State, and it forms the electoral system of Peru, along with the National Jury of Elections

National Jury of Elections (Peru)

The National Jury of Elections of Peru is an autonomous constitutional organism, headquartered in Lima. Its goal is to oversee the legality of electoral processes, guaranteeing the respect for the population's will...

 and the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status

National Registry of Identification and Civil Status

The National Registry of Identification and Civil Status is an autonomous constitutional body of the State of Peru. Its role is to maintain the records of births, marriages, divorces and deaths in the country, as well as of the suffrage eligibility and registration...

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Functions

• 1. Organizing all electoral processes, referendums and other popular consultations.
  • Thus, ONPE has the duty, whenever the President of Peru calls for elections, to organize them and guarantee their transparency and legitimacy.

• 2. Designing the voting ballots, electoral acts, forms and any other relevant material, in order to ensure the respect for the citizen's will.
  • ONPE is also in charge of carrying out lotteries to determine the order of candidates or options on the respective ballot.

Organization

• 1. National Chief
• 2. Advisor Cabinet Chief
• 3. Information and Electoral Education Manager
• 4. Electoral Administration Manager
• 5. Supervision of Party Funds Manager
• 6. General Secretaríat
• 7. Juridical Counsel Manager
• 8. Planning and Electoral Development Manager
• 9. Systems and Electoral Informatics Manager
• 10. Administration and Finance Manager
• 11. Electoral Upbringing and Training Manager
• 12. Electoral Organization and Regional Coordination Manager
• 13. Institutional Control Manager
• 14. Public Barrister

Mission

To ensure the respect for the popular will, to promote the free electoral participation by the citizens, to contribute to the democratic consolidation of the country.

Vision

To be the maximum and autonomous authority, specialized in planning, organization and execution of electoral processes, and a model within the region for its technology and innovative electoral mechanisms.

External links

• National Office of Electoral Processes