The elections will be annulled in the districts of Lari and Achoma in the province of Caylloma, because the sum of blank and invalid votes were higher than the votes obtained by the only candidates in each district.
In the case of the district Lari, the only applicant Romulus Suyco Panta, of the Somos Perú party obtained 109 votes in favor, however, a total of 478 neighbors of the small district paid blank and 129 made it null.
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According to him Article 364 of the Organic Law on Electionsthe National Elections Jury can declare the nullity of the elections when the null or bank votesadded or separately exceed two-thirds of the number of valid votes.
Through his social network account, the applicant issued a message in which he thanked his militants, but also blamed alleged political groups that They came together for the blank vote, as an act of selfishness, envy and betrayal.
The situation is similar in Achome, where the candidate Renzo Paco Oscarfrom Yo Arequipa got 379 votes, but 275 voted blank and another 142 null. Therefore, the sum of these last two, 417 votes, more than two thirds of the 379 valid votes.
The former Anti-Corruption Attorney of Arequipa and political analyst, José Belon, confirmed to Correo that after the proclamation of the results, the Jury will have to annul the elections and within a period After 60 days call for new elections.
“The problem is that, since there are more blank and invalid votes, the applicant will not have legitimacy and a leader must have legitimacy, which is why the rule provides for this and the nullity is declared”he stated.
