Overview
- Keiko Fujimori said in Trujillo that she will run only for president and will not seek a Senate seat, rejecting talk of pursuing immunity or a consolation prize.
- Rafael López Aliaga confirmed he will run for both the presidency and the Senate, defended dual candidacies as serious politics, and insulted Fujimori at a Santa Anita event.
- López Aliaga questioned Fujimori’s work record and dismissed her criticism of parallel bids a day after her announcement, escalating a personal back-and-forth between rivals.
- Vladimir Cerrón announced a clandestine presidential bid on X, presenting a ticket with congressman Flavio Cruz as first vice president and his mother, Bertha Rojas, as second vice president.
- The judiciary set a virtual hearing for November 26 to decide whether to maintain Cerrón’s preventive detention, as he remains a fugitive under an arrest order tied to money laundering and criminal organization allegations.