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00:31 | Lima, Feb. 7.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Elections Board (JNE) held a coordination meeting to strengthen the organization of the 2026 General Elections abroad, with the aim of ensuring the exercise of voting rights for more than 1.2 million Peruvians residing outside the country. The event was held at the Ministry's headquarters in Lima, where officials from both institutions reviewed general aspects of the electoral process.These included the chain of custody of tally sheets and ballots, as well as the actions planned to promote outreach and electoral participation among Peruvians abroad.In this context, progress in organizing the process for Peruvians outside the country was assessed, ahead of the elections to be held in April 2026.Polling stationsDuring the meeting, the Director General for Peruvian Communities Abroad and Consular Affairs, Ambassador Pedro Bravo, reported that 2,543 polling stations will be set up outside the country for these elections.He added that Peru's consulates are coordinating with the authorities of host countries to ensure appropriate conditions for the smooth conduct of the electoral process.Informational campaignsRepresentatives of both the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the National Elections Board (JNE) agreed on the need to intensify the electoral information campaign through the Tu Voto Cruza Fronteras (Your Vote Crosses Borders) initiative and the "Voto Informado" (Informed Vote) platform.#TuVotoCruzaFronteras | La Cancillería, @JNE_Peru y JEE Lima Centro 2 coordinan acciones para garantizar el voto de los peruanos en el exterior. En la sede del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, se llevó a cabo una reunión entre funcionarios de las dichas instituciones donde se… pic.twitter.com/ivHF9rLb4t