Overview
- Álvaro Henzler stepped down after acknowledging he let a private group he works with bid for and win a contract from the National Jury of Elections, Peru's electoral authority.
- He called it an error in judgment and apologized, saying he quit to avoid becoming a pretext for actors who spread distrust and claims of fraud.
- Transparencia named board vice president Fabiola León Velarde as interim leader and called elections for a new board for the 2026–2028 term.
- The group said its election work will continue, including nationwide observers, quick counts of results, long-term monitoring, and voter tools like RevisaTuCandidato, VotaBien, and Simulador de Cédula.
- Under Henzler, Transparencia grew its observer corps from about 1,300 in 2021 to more than 5,000 in 2026 and expanded partnerships with civic, business, media, and rights groups.