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JNE Bars Acción Popular From 2026 Ballot as Challenges to Other Slates Mount

The tribunal’s final ruling underscores strict procedural enforcement during a vetting phase now testing multiple party lists.

Overview

  • The JNE plenary rejected Acción Popular’s nullity request, ratified Resolution 0745-2025-JNE, and ordered the case archived as res judicata, leaving the party without presidential, congressional or Andean candidates in 2026.
  • JEE reviews have declared various tickets inadmissible or observed for formal defects with two-day windows to correct, with cases spanning Avanza País (subsequently corrected), Libertad Popular, Podemos Perú and Unidad Nacional.
  • Perú Moderno’s Carlos Jaico filed a tacha seeking to nullify Fuerza Popular’s entire Senate list, disputing César Astudillo’s placement as assigned by an authority the challenge deems non‑competent; the JEE must resolve within the statutory timeframe.
  • Further actions include a tacha against Renovación Popular’s presidential formula and the admission to processing of Perú Primero’s slate led by Mario Vizcarra, which now enters the public tacha period.
  • The JNE declared permanent session to expedite registrations and tachas on weekends and holidays, as the IDC criticized Acción Popular’s exclusion and warned of potential questions about electoral legitimacy.