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Acción Popular Dissolves Congress Bloc and Imposes 48-Hour Deadline as Lawmakers Start Reconfiguring

Party leaders say the reset is meant to repair the brand after corruption probes tied to “Los Niños” and the caucus’s decision to keep expelled legislator Raúl Doroteo.

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Congreso: Dirigencia de Acción Popular disuelve su propia bancada y da 48 horas a sus miembros para renunciar
El plenario nacional del partido, presidido por Julio Chávez, decidió disolver la bancada parlamentaria por los cuestionamientos que afectan su imagen e incluyó un ultimátum a sus congresistas.
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Overview

  • In an extraordinary plenary on October 4, Acción Popular ordered its legislators to resign from the current caucus within 48 hours and form a new bloc with non-affiliated members, excluding expelled or sanctioned militants.
  • The directive warns that those who refuse will face disciplinary proceedings under party statutes and be barred from running for any office in the 2026 elections.
  • By October 6, the caucus began to reshuffle: Edwin Martínez and María del Carmen Alva returned, and Martínez was chosen as the new spokesperson, with Silvia Monteza and Alva as alternates, according to RPP citing Elvis Vergara.
  • The AP caucus convened an extraordinary internal session at 11 a.m. on October 6 to discuss the party’s order, while Junín’s departmental secretary filed a request to reconsider the plenary vote that dissolved the bloc.
  • The move follows sustained scrutiny of AP lawmakers, with reports noting six members linked to the “Los Niños” investigation, including Raúl Doroteo, Elvis Vergara, Jorge Flores, Darwin Espinoza, Ilich López and Juan Mori.