Overview
- Podemos Perú dissolved its congressional caucus on Thursday, May 21, 2026, announcing a “total reorganization” after failing to pass the 2026 electoral threshold and following pressure from party bases.
- Peruvian prosecutors have accused Congresswoman Francis Paredes Castro of leading a criminal organization and say the alleged crimes include influence peddling, bribery and aggravated collusion tied to efforts to control appointments and contracts in Ucayali.
- The party has opened internal disciplinary procedures that could lead to definitive expulsions of members under investigation and said it will elect a new national secretary general to oversee the overhaul.
- The removal of a formal caucus leaves Podemos Perú legislators politically uncertain, raising questions about how they will operate in Congress and whether they will sit as independents or form a new alignment.
- Podemos Perú says the reorganization aims to recover credibility and win reinscription with electoral authorities, and the next months will hinge on the Fiscalía’s case, the outcome of internal expulsions, and how voters and local chapters respond.