Overview
- The Jurado Nacional de Elecciones has not issued a clear public decision on who would receive the mayoral credential if Renovación Popular wins, leaving succession unsettled days before the October 4 municipal vote.
- Podemos Perú candidate Daniel Urresti delivered a letter to the OEA electoral mission asking it to press the JNE for clarification and said he may pursue international options if the credential is later granted to Rafael López Aliaga.
- Former candidate Luis Rubio’s August resignation moved Rafael López Aliaga to first regidor on Renovación Popular’s list and the JNE in September allowed López Aliaga to remain registered as first regidor without resolving who would succeed to mayor.
- Rival candidate Susel Paredes called the JNE’s delay “cowardice” and questioned whether Renovación Popular adjusted its campaign donation and expense reports after the candidacy change, raising transparency concerns.
- López Aliaga insists he is eligible to assume the mayoralty and to run again in 2030 by citing jurisprudence and his registration as first regidor, but the JNE’s pending credentialing decision and municipal succession rules mean post-election governance could face legal challenges and public disputes.