Overview
- After a virtual hearing on January 15, the National Jury of Elections concluded arguments and moved both appeals to deliberation with decisions expected within hours.
- Mario Vizcarra’s party appealed a first‑instance ruling by JEE Lima Centro 1 that upheld three challenges citing his 2005 peculado conviction to block his registration.
- Perú Primero argued that Constitutional Court precedents and rights to political participation and resocialization restore eligibility despite rehabilitation, while challengers invoked Article 107 of Law 30717 to maintain the bar.
- Two citizens’ challenges against Rafael López Aliaga’s slate allege Renovación Popular violated its own statute in internal primaries, a claim the JEE rejected before the case reached the JNE on appeal.
- Renovación Popular’s counsel said the party’s primary followed legal rules and noted ONPE resolutions were not contested, underscoring that the JNE’s rulings will set immediate precedents for eligibility and party procedures.