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Peru Tribunal Bars Perú Primero Presidential Ticket Over Peculado Conviction

The decision triggers a short-window review by the JNE under strict eligibility rules for the 2026 race.

Overview

  • The JEE Lima Centro 1 declared inadmissible Perú Primero’s presidential formula after upholding three citizen challenges citing Mario Vizcarra’s recorded peculado conviction.
  • The ruling references electoral provisions treating peculado sentences as a legal impediment to run for president, a bar the JEE says applies even with post‑sentence rehabilitation.
  • Perú Primero may appeal to the National Jury of Elections, which serves as the final administrative instance and will decide after a public hearing.
  • Primero La Gente’s appeal against its exclusion was admitted, with the JNE set to evaluate the case within three days as the party alleges Declara+ and SIGNNET failures and submits notarial evidence.
  • Electoral authorities list 32 presidential tickets still in the race, with Avanza País under review over an admitted tacha and Renovación Popular moving forward after tachas were rejected; separate JEE rulings have also flagged several Senate and Deputies lists for procedural defects.