2026 Elections: PNP to Mobilize 57,738 Agents and Strengthen Security Across the Country
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The PNP will deploy 57,738 troops throughout the country to ensure security during the 2026 Regional and Municipal Elections on Sunday, October 4. The mechanism includes the safeguarding of voting facilities, as well as the transfer, custody and withdrawal of electoral material.
The Ministry of the Interior (Mininter) presented the Citizen Security Plan for Regional and Municipal Elections 2026, which provides for the deployment of 57,738 Peruvian National Police (PNP) personnel throughout the country. The operation seeks to guarantee public order and the security of citizens before, during and after the elections, scheduled for Sunday, October 4.
ERM 2026: 41,000 military personnel will be deployed to guard polling stations this SundayThis Sunday, October 4, a total of 57,738 Peruvian National Police (PNP) personnel will be deployed throughout the country with the aim of ensuring public order during the 2026 regional and municipal elections, announced the general commander of the National Police, Fredy López.Of this contingent, 46,000 officers will guard polling stations, while 11,000 tr…
The head of the Mininter, César Astudillo, presented the plan of operations for the elections on Sunday, October 4, which includes a total deployment of 57,738 police officers nationwide.
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