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Peru’s Lima Centro 1 Electoral Jury Admits Challenges to Vizcarra and López Aliaga Tickets

Both campaigns have one day to respond before first-instance rulings that could keep them off the April 2026 ballot.

Overview

  • The challenge to Mario Vizcarra (Perú Primero) was filed by Jeanpier Valverde Ortega and cites a final peculado conviction as a disqualifying impediment under the electoral law.
  • Perú Primero argues its candidate remains eligible, invoking a Constitutional Court decision that deemed the Law 30717 ban inapplicable to rehabilitated individuals.
  • The challenge to Renovación Popular alleges violations of the party statute during delegate-based primaries, according to the filing by Estevens Adriano Sánchez.
  • The JEE Lima Centro 1 formally notified the parties’ legal representatives on December 31, triggering a one‑day window for written defenses before decisions in the coming days and any definitive appeals to the JNE.
  • Fourteen presidential formulas are already officially inscribed as the JNE tallies 36 registration requests for the April 12, 2026 elections under a compressed review calendar.