Last December 26, the ungrouped congressman, Carlos Andersondied at 65 years old. His sensitive departure left a vacancy open, which is why Parliament must announce his replacement, as indicated in the institution’s Regulations in the event of the death of one of its members.
In this context, the person who would assume his position would be the accessory Judith Laura Rojaswho in the 2021 General Elections She was a candidate for the political party We can Peru with the number 4. In said election, despite getting 11,493 votes, Laura Rojas did not obtain a seat. However, she appears as the congressman’s immediate replacement. Andersonwhose reasons for his death remain confidential.
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With the entry of Laura to the bench of We can Peruthe party group led by José Luna Gálvez It will have 12 members in Parliament.
Who is Judith Laura, also a candidate for deputy for the 2026 Elections?
Judith Laura is also a candidate for Chamber of Deputies of the Bicameral Congress for the 2026 Elections by the Podemos Peru party representing Metropolitan Lima. Laura has been affiliated with said party since September 9, 2021, as listed in the Registry of Political Organizations (ROP) of the National Election Jury (JNE).
According to the resume registered with the JNE, Laura is a teacher and has a master’s degree in educational sciences with a mention in educational management from the Enrique Guzmán y Valle University (La Cantuta). Likewise, she has a specialty in mathematics and computer science, having obtained the title of teacher at the same university.
With these studies, Laura Rojas worked as a teacher and culture promoter at UGEL 6 in Ate, Lima.
Previously, in 2023, Laura Rojas also appeared as the accessory of the congresswoman and party partner Digna Calle (Vamos Perú), who was in the United States for almost 7 months despite assuming duties and requesting licenses.
In this context, the accessory referred to the then situation of her future Parliament colleague due to her continuous absenteeism from the institution while she was abroad.
“I don’t know his personal reasons why he is outside the country, but I believe that if we are going to stick to the guidelines, every congressman has to fulfill the three fundamental functions: legislate, supervise and represent the Nation, the Republic. Every congressman, if he decides to run, is to work full time for the people, it is a mandate. I don’t know his personal reasons, I am very empathetic on that issue, as long as I don’t know I can’t give an opinion,” he expressed in an interview on Channel N.
“All of us who decide to run for Congress do so because I know the functions that I should fulfill and I know that it is an inalienable position,” he said.
However, in communication with another medium, Laura indicated that the position of the congressmen should be resignable “because no one can force a person to stay in a job where they are not comfortable, where they do not feel good, no one can force them, I think so.”
When asked about her agenda when she takes office, Judith Laura said:
“Woh! It would be to continue with the projects that at some point… with the work team that I had at that time in the campaign, they had been working on creating laws in favor of the people, the various this… no… levels in both education and health, I am a teacher by profession and I see that poverty is increasing every time, social problems are increasing, malnutrition and crime are increasing.”
