The former congressman of the Republic, Richard Arcespoke out regarding the announcement of the Presidential candidacy of Alberto Fujimori for Fuerza Popular in the next 2026 general elections and criticized the decision of the political organization, calling it a “farce.”
In this regard, I indicate that this announcement would be a strategy because, at present, the former president cannot participate again in electoral events. In addition, sHe stressed that it is legally impossible and Keiko Fujimori would seek to create a ‘platform’ so that when his father fails to register with the National Elections Board, they will accuse the aforementioned institution.
He said that this possible action will cause members of People’s Force They describe the JNE’s decision as ‘arbitrariness’, which would allow the creation of a ‘constructed’ scenario so that citizens interpret it as ‘a sacrifice’ made by Keiko Fujimori, so that she can once again be the leading presidential candidate and have a guaranteed pass to the second round.
“In the case of Alberto Fujimori, We must be very careful. This is a farce, it is a ruse, he cannot run. Legally it is impossible, even if Congress wants to modify the laws. What they are looking for is to build the platform so that Keiko Fujimori, later, when she does not achieve registration (Alberto Fujimori), accuses the National Jury of Elections again of arbitrariness and allows them, with that platform and that space built, the sacrifice of Keiko Fujimori to be a candidate again and be guaranteed a second round,” she said in Nativa.
Arce questions Congress
He stressed that citizens will not only have to confront Fujimorism and its allies, but also the actions taken by the current members of the Legislative Branch. He stressed that some politicians have caused ‘damage to the country’ and that new plans will be needed to avoid repeating these situations.
“But we are going to confront precisely this type of mafia that has done so much harm to the country. It is not just about Keiko Fujimori, you only have to look at the undesirables we have in Congress to realize which political party they belong to,” he said.
Alberto Fujimori’s candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic is criticized
Former President of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vasquez, criticized the announcement made by Keiko Fujimori regarding the candidacy of the former president and He said that Alberto Fujimori is a “violator of human rights.” He added that the pardon granted by the PPK government is “illegal” and the product of a lie generated by Fujimori Fujimori.
“He Fujimorism Accustomed to flouting the law, experts in fleeing from justice, he now announces that the man convicted of human rights violations and corruption, with an illegal pardon resulting from his deceptions and collusion, is going to be a presidential candidate; they do not feel like respecting the law,” he said on his X account.
The former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Julio Arbizunoted that the announcement by the leader of People’s Force would belong to a class of political “smoke”, since he maintained that Alberto Fujimori is prevented from running for any public office because article 34-4 of the Constitution establishes that persons convicted of crimes of crimes against humanity cannot hold office in the Peruvian State.
“Don’t sell smoke, madam. Your father, the murderer and corrupt Alberto Fujimori, cannot run. Article 34-A of the Constitution prohibits him from doing so,” he stressed.