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Peru Attorney General Asks Supreme Court To Declare Fuerza Popular Illegal

The filing cites systemic antidemocratic conduct, potentially barring the fujimorist party from the 2026 elections if the court agrees.

Overview

  • The 364-page petition, submitted to the Supreme Court’s Constitutional and Social Law Chamber, seeks to cancel Fuerza Popular’s registration in the political registry.
  • Prosecutor Delia Espinoza alleges a pattern of rights violations, intimidation of officials and journalists, internal persecution of dissent, and rhetoric that legitimizes political violence.
  • The case stems from a citizen complaint filed in March 2025 and was formalized with evidence the Fiscalía says it compiled for the court.
  • Keiko Fujimori called the request “openly antidemocratic” and politically motivated ahead of 2026, while congressional spokesperson Fernando Rospigliosi launched personal attacks on Espinoza.
  • The process includes formal notification, a defense and hearing, a vote requiring at least four of five justices, and potential appeals to the Supreme Court’s Civil Chamber.