A citizen filed an appeal against the presidential candidacy of José Williams, from Avanza País, before the National Elections Jury (JNE), alleging serious violations of electoral regulations and the statutes of the political organization in the process of internal democracy.
In the document submitted to the Special Electoral Jury of Lima Centro 1, the author of the blemish, Carlos Alonso Javier Guevara, points out that the congressman failed to comply with his duty to truthfully declare on his resume the information about his income as a parliamentarian for the year 2024.
In the file, the complainant details that the Affidavit of the presidential candidate uploaded to the Electoral Platform records the amount of 187 thousand soles as annual income for his parliamentary work, a figure that differs from those declared by legislators from his own bench who will also participate in the electoral process.
Among these, he points out the reports declared by Adriana Tudela, who is a member of the Avanza País presidential team along with Williams, in which she records 426,122.93 soles as income received in 2024 as a congressman.
Also reported in the file are the sworn statements of other legislators from that bench such as Alejandro Cavero and Diana Gonzales, who are running for deputies and who indicated having received 423,249.60 soles, and Karol Paredes (S/. 423,249.60).
The citizen also warned that the Affidavit of Income, Assets and Income presented by Williams before the Comptroller General of the Republic in application of Law 27482 for the congressional exercise of the year 2024 also differs from the one presented in the DDJJHHVV for the 2026 General Elections.
The complainant also reports that the candidate would have omitted the benefits he receives as a former Army general, including assignments that correspond to him as a former combatant of the Chavín de Huántar command.
AVANZA COUNTRY IS PRONOUNCED
Avanza País responded to this appeal against its presidential candidate, pointing out that it only seeks to generate temporary confusion in the electoral process and blamed sectors of the extreme left for being behind the request for Williams’ exclusion.
“This accusation has a clear political origin and is linked to sectors of the radical and communist left, which seek to delegitimize a solid candidacy through arguments that lack legal support. None of the foundations presented constitute any legal cause provided for in the current electoral regulations, so there is no valid legal basis for said objection to prosper,” the party says in a statement.
