Overview
- Lima’s First Constitutional Chamber rejected the JNE’s request to suspend proceedings, ruling that the Constitutional Court’s precautionary order does not halt ongoing review of the case.
- The JNE filed a criminal complaint accusing the chamber’s judges of disobedience and resistance to authority over their handling of the Unidad Popular registration dispute.
- Judicial association JUSDEM condemned the complaint, arguing it undermines judicial independence and criminalizes adjudicative functions.
- JNE president Roberto Burneo said the electoral body’s decisions are independent and irrevisable in electoral matters and affirmed actions to safeguard the electoral calendar.
- Unidad Popular, led by former judicial chief Duberlí Rodríguez, seeks entry in the party registry for the 2026 general elections, sharpening tensions between electoral and judicial authorities.