Overview

• In a Panorama interview, Rafael López Aliaga said he will wait until the JNE’s final day to decide whether to register for the 2026 race.
• He described the choice as a five-year commitment with “very high” personal and political risk and said he still has pending conversations.
• Recent polls place him first — Ipsos at 10% and a CPI survey reported earlier at 13.7% — yet he dismissed polling firms as untrustworthy.
• The latest Ipsos study finds only 27% with a firm choice and 62% open to changing their vote, signaling a fluid contest seven months out.
• His indecision leaves Renovación Popular’s presidential slate unresolved, with the party needing an alternative if he declines to run.