Overview
- Peru’s electoral office removed Martín Vizcarra’s pre-candidacy for first vice president on the Peru Primero slate led by his brother Mario Vizcarra.
- ONPE based its refusal on the JNE’s approved membership roll, following a June resolution that stripped Vizcarra’s party affiliation after congressional disqualifications.
- Vizcarra called the decision arbitrary and said he has filed domestic appeals along with a precautionary measure before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
- Peru Primero registered an alternate presidential formula of Mario Vizcarra for president with Carlos Illanes Calderón as first vice president and Judith Mendoza Díaz as second vice president.
- Vizcarra said he will serve as Peru Primero’s national campaign chief while awaiting action on his human rights petition.