Overview
- The JNE plenary declared inadmissible Acción Popular’s bid to overturn the nullification of its internal elections, confirming the party’s exclusion from the 2026 general elections.
- The ruling ratifies Resolution 0745-2025-JNE, which identified “vicios sustanciales” in the primaries, including delegates not chosen by the membership, violating internal democracy and due process.
- The electoral court ordered the definitive filing of the case and underscored that its decisions are unappealable and constitute cosa juzgada in electoral matters.
- The challenge was submitted by legal representative Fernando Luis Arias Stella Castillo and secretary general Juan José Abad Cabrera, who sought to reinstate results that had named Alfredo Barnechea.
- With registration deadlines elapsed, the party cannot present a presidential ticket or legislative and Andean Parliament lists, while the 2026 field now includes 36 presidential formulas and over 1,700 valid lists.