The Special Electoral Jury (JEE) of Lima Centro 1 declared inadmissible the objection presented against the presidential candidacy of Joseph Williamsafter verifying that the citizen who filed the challenge did not attach proof of payment of the electoral fee required by current regulations. The decision was adopted in the registration process of the presidential lists for the elections 2026.
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The appeal had been presented by citizen Carlos Alonso Javier Guevara on January 1, 2026 before the JEE Lima Centro 1, questioning alleged inconsistencies in the affidavit of resume of Joseph Williamsspecifically in the gross annual income reported and other aspects related to income and benefits that, according to the complainant, would not have been truthfully declared.
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According to the resolution issued on January 2, the electoral body concluded that the omission of payment constitutes a rectifiable defect. For this reason, it granted a maximum period of one business day for the appellant to regularize the requirement, under the warning of declaring the deletion inadmissible if it does not comply with the provisions.
Even though the content of the complaint incorporated arguments about differences in income figures with respect to other parliamentarians from the same political group, the JEE could not evaluate these substantive aspects due to the absence of proof of payment of the electoral fee. This omission prevented the process of admitting the challenge from continuing its normal course.
He JEE ordered that the notification of the ruling be made by publication on the institutional portal of the JNEbecause the citizen who filed the check does not have an active electronic mailbox, as required by the electoral notification regulations.
Why did they file a complaint against José Williams?
The citizen who filed the objection argued that the information on the income declared by Joseph Williams in his sworn statement before the JNE It presented significant inconsistencies, compared to the figures recorded by other Avanza País congressmen who make up different parliamentary lists. The complainant considered that this could indicate a breach of the duty to testify truthfully.
According to the appeal, Williams reported a gross annual income for his work in Congress of S/ 187,200, an amount that, according to the complainant, is considerably less than that reported by colleagues such as Adriana Tudela, Alejandro Cavero, Diana Gonzales and Karol Paredes, who would have declared income greater than S/ 423,000. This contrast was one of the main arguments used to support the challenge.
In addition, the possible difference between the sworn statement submitted to the Comptroller General of the Republic and the one submitted to the electoral body was questioned, as well as the alleged omission of benefits associated with the status of former Army general which, according to the appellant, would not be reflected in the candidate’s resume either.
