Overview

• He filed his resignation on the last day allowed by Peru's electoral authority (JNE) for incumbents who seek to run in 2026.
• In announcing his candidacy, he pledged a drive on citizen security, economic reactivation and an implacable anti-corruption push, including a goal of two million jobs in five years.
• It is his third presidential attempt after a 2016 exclusion over alleged vote-buying and a 2021 first-round exit.
• The resignation was submitted by oficio to the La Libertad Regional Council and later shared on his official social media.
• APP is presenting the move as part of a national positioning effort, with party secretary Luis Valdés defending Acuña's bid as a step to bolster democratic governance.