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Peru’s Election Tribunal Finalizes Acción Popular Primary Nullification as Party Leaders Announce Constitutional Complaints

The tribunal deems the ruling unappealable, barring new primaries to leave the party out of the 2026 election.

Overview

  • The JNE plenary signed the nullification on Saturday and published it in El Peruano after reviewing nullity petitions, with officials stressing it is a final electoral decision.
  • Secretary general Yessica Clavijo said the electoral calendar cannot be reversed, which prevents Acción Popular from convening new primaries for the 2026 process.
  • Congressional third vice president Ilich López said he will file a constitutional accusation targeting JNE president Roberto Burneo and members Willy Ramírez Chávarry and Rubén Torres Cortez.
  • Alfredo Barnechea announced a separate constitutional complaint alleging due process violations, cited lack of notifications and skipped instances, and said he will also file before the Bar Association and the National Board of Justice.
  • Clavijo rejected attempts to intimidate electoral bodies as contrary to democratic principles and said the JNE would issue resolutions proclaiming other parties’ primary results on December 15.