Overview
- Party president Patricia Li had announced Díaz as a precandidate days earlier in a Facebook post after a social lunch in Cascajal.
- Díaz posted a video on her social channels thanking Somos Perú but saying she would not run due to personal reasons.
- Reports recall Díaz’s 1995–2000 congressional term and a 2009 suspended sentence linked to alleged Montesinos payments, with related financial obligations annulled in 2023.
- Hours after Díaz’s declination, Flor Polo announced her own congressional bid with Somos Perú, stating she will run with list number 10 and sharing a photo with Li.
- The moves come as parties rush to finalize slates for the April 2026 elections, with Fuerza Popular’s Keiko Fujimori also launching her presidential precandidacy.