Former President Pedro Castillo could apply for Congress in the general elections of 2026 because currently does not record an disqualification issued by Parliament Not a firm conviction against him. This was explained by the specialists Andy Carrión and José Naupari, Those who agreed that, in the current legal framework, there is no impediment for the ex -president to participate in elections, although Naupai said that this situation could change if the legislative approves a sanction of disqualification as a result of a political trial.
“I could apply as long as it does not have an disqualification within the framework of a political trial for Congress,” Naupari warned, specialist in electoral issues.
It should be noted that Peruvian legislation does not prohibit an former president from applying to Congress, provided that he meets the formal requirements established by the National Jury of Elections. Even in preventive detention, Castillo could register his candidacy, since constitutional restriction applies only to immediate re -election in the presidency and not to access to a parliamentary seat.
Likewise, the ex -president announced through its social networks that on Sunday, August 17 will present an alliance between the party Together for Peruby Congressman Roberto Sánchez, and his political group in the process of registration, All with the people. The coalition will be named Together with the people.
Meanwhile, Castillo has been in pretrial detention since December 2022, after being arrested after announcing the dissolution of the Congress and the establishment of an exceptional government, facts that were qualified as an attempt at the coup d’etat. The measure, initially set in 18 months, was extended by the Judiciary while investigations for alleged crimes of rebellion, conspiracy and corruption linked to its presidential management are developed.
Pedro Castillo continues in trial for a failed coup d’etat
The former president Pedro Castillo continues to undergo oral trial for the coup attempt that he starred on December 7, 2022, and from the Barbadillo prison, in which he remains held, spread a message in which he described the Government of Dina Boluarte as “murderer and usurper.”
His so -called ‘message to the nation’ was shared through social networks through an audio generated with artificial intelligence, with which he broke his silence and directly accused the executive of responsibility in the repression that tens of lives were charged in 2022 and 2023
