General elections were held in
Peru on 10 June 1945 to elect the
President and both houses of
Congress.[1] In the presidential elections the result was a victory for
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero of the
National Democratic Front (FDN), who received 67% of the vote.[2] The FDN also emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress, winning 35 of the 49 seats in the Senate and 73 of the 153 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies.[3]