JNE Intensifies Screening of 8,558 Candidate Declarations for Peru’s 2026 Elections
The electoral authority is cross-checking candidate claims through court and registry data to support rulings by special panels.
Overview
- The DNFPE is verifying 8,558 sworn life sheets submitted via the Declara+ platform and physical filings for the 2026 general elections.
- A team of 129 inspectors, supported by 15 monitors, is validating entries and flagging omissions or false information.
- Reviews focus on criminal and civil sentences, ownership of assets and income, academic credentials, and employment history.
- Findings are formalized into technical reports—material errors, presumed falsehoods, omissions of final criminal sentences, and factual reports—then sent to the 29 Special Electoral Juries, with concealment of firm convictions leading to automatic exclusion.
- Checks rely on data from 34 Superior Courts, the National Specialized Criminal Court, Sunarp and universities with five-day public and 15-day private response windows, reinforced by a 2025 Judiciary agreement for real-time conviction queries, while the Voto Informado portal now centralizes candidate profiles and will add AI tools soon.