Congress: Who is José Elías Ávalos, a possible candidate for the Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 period?

On July 26, elections will be held to choose the new representatives of theBoard of Directors of the Congress of the Republic for the period 2024-2025. The different benches formed at present Legislative They are already beginning to define their candidates for these elections, which will probably be decided in a second round due to the number of parliamentary groups that exist.

In this regard, La República published a report that details a possible candidate for the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Progress. This is Congressman José Luis Elías Ávalos, who has been a member of different political parties, including Fuerza Popular, Currently led by Keiko Fujimori.

José Elías Ávalos with Keiko Fujimori at a hot chocolate party in Ica in 2011. Photo: Ica TV News screenshot.

According to the publication of Diego Quispe, a journalist for this media, it indicates that the so-called Democratic Blockformed by Fujiterrorism, Alliance for Progress and its allies, has the votes to elect the candidates who will have the power to schedule the bills and motions they consider appropriate in the plenary sessions. In addition, the article mentions the report of the weekly Hildebrandht en sus trece, which points out that Parliamentarian José Elías would be the ideal candidate for the congressmen of this bloc.

History of Jose Elias Avalos

José Elías Ávalos is a political figure who has decided to participate in the different elections that have taken place over the last 40 years. The lawyer by profession made his debut in the electoral elections in 1995 with the then group Cambio 90- Nueva Mayoría as a congressman of the Republic. Aspiration that could not be realized because he did not get the required votes within the constituency.

However, Elías Ávalos would try to run for parliament again in 2000 with the Independent Avancemos group. On that date, the lawyer managed to occupy a seat within the facilities of the Legislative Branch. However, his functions as representative of the country could only last 12 months.

Ávalos tried to be a parliamentarian again in 2001 with the political party Alianza Electoral Solución Popular for the region of Ica. However, he was unable to represent the aforementioned city because he did not obtain enough votes, with 7,924. In addition, he ran with the group with the number 7.

In 2011, José Luis Elías Ávalos was able to enter the National Parliament with the then Fuerza 2011 party, led by Keiko Fujimori, who ran for president of the Republic. The lawyer obtained a seat in the legislature by obtaining 44,210 preferential votes with the number 1 in the grouping for the Ica region.

In 2018, the lawyer also wanted to try his luck by running for the position of Regional Governor of Ica with the Avanza País party. However, he only obtained the support of 17,012% of the citizens of that region. However, he was able to be part of the current Congress with the political organization Podemos Perú in 2021, obtaining 10,708 preferential votes.

According to information from Infogob, Elías Ávalos has run for office six times as a congressman and regional governor of Ica. Photo: Infogob.

Elias Avalos would have the support of Fujimorism

The still first vice president of the current Board of Directorswho will conclude his term on July 26, Arturo Alegria, He recommended his colleague José Elías Ávalos to be the president of the Special Commission responsible for choosing the judge who will replace the deceased lawyer Augusto Ferrero in the Constitutional Court.

It was learned that on Sunday and Monday party leaders Alliance for Progress They will meet to decide who will be the candidate to represent them in the next elections for the Board of Directors of the National Parliament. The possibility has been raised that Alejandro Soto can return to preside over Congress despite the questions that fall against him or that Lady Camones once again head the electoral list for the position of Legislative.

It was learned that on Sunday and Monday, leaders of the Alianza para el Progreso party will meet to decide who will be the candidate to represent them in the upcoming elections for the Board of Directors of the National Parliament. The possibility has been raised that Alejandro Soto may return to preside over the Congressdespite the questions that fall against it, or that Lady Camones once again lead the electoral list for the position of Legislative.