Overview
- The JNE plenary upheld Mario Vizcarra’s eligibility, overturning a Lima Centro 1 special jury ruling tied to his 2005 peculado conviction and subsequent rehabilitation.
- The court rejected citizen appeals against Rafael López Aliaga’s registration, confirming the Renovación Popular leader and his ticket remain in the race.
- Official vote results were posted on the JNE portal following a Jan. 15 public hearing on appeals involving Perú Primero and Renovación Popular.
- Perú Primero’s legal team cited multiple Constitutional Tribunal decisions arguing the phrase “even if rehabilitated” in Law 30717 violates constitutional principles.
- The JNE said full written resolutions with legal reasoning will be published soon and noted its determinations are final within the electoral system.