Overview
- Peru’s National Jury of Elections rejected appeals against Rafael López Aliaga’s registration, confirming his presidential bid for April 12.
- The tribunal upheld Perú Primero’s appeal and reversed a lower ruling that sought to exclude Mario Vizcarra, with full written decisions to be released as the final electoral instance.
- Challenges to Vizcarra cited a 2005 peculado conviction under Law 30717, which opponents argue should bar candidates with corruption sentences.
- President José Jerí acknowledged it was a mistake to enter a San Borja restaurant hooded for an unregistered December 26 meeting with businessman Zhihua Yang, said the interior minister accompanied him, denied irregularities, and pledged to cooperate with congressional inquiries.
- Ministers publicized cabinet unity and denied any premier resignation, while a Datum poll showed Jerí’s approval at 51% in early January, a decline recorded before the meeting became public.