Overview
- In a handwritten letter dated November 7 from Ancón I, Guillermo Bermejo withdrew from the presidential contest and designated his lawyer Ronald Atencio as Alianza Venceremos’ replacement candidate.
- The party’s press team confirmed the succession and said adjustments to the presidential ticket and campaign structure are being readied.
- Congressional leaders said no decision has been made on accesitaria Zaira Arias’s request to temporarily assume Bermejo’s seat, which is under review by the legislature’s legal office.
- Congress president Fernando Rospigliosi indicated the legal report will guide whether the Council or the full chamber acts on the temporary incorporation request.
- Bermejo is serving a 15‑year sentence imposed in October for affiliation with a terrorist organization linked to MPCP in the Vraem after earlier acquittals were annulled by the Supreme Court.