The new election process is underway without public contest for the Ombudsman Y the congressional benches presented a total of eight candidates. Five of these applicants are the same as the previous process that was truncated last month due to indications of illegality.
The only application that was discarded from the previous process is that of Julia Príncipe Trujillo, who had been invited by the group Advance Country.
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Coercive debts
One of the candidates that remains is Jorge Rioja Vallejos, who was invited by the congressman for Puno Carlos Zeballos, on behalf of the Democratic Peru caucus.
Zeballos chose to insist on this nomination, despite the questions raised against Rioja Vallejos, for two coercive debts that he had with the Sunat.
Carlos Zeballos was consulted in Puno by journalists from Radio Onda Azul regarding this candidacy and the coercive debt before Sunat. The congressman limited himself to mentioning that the case was already regularized, without giving more details.
The Republic was able to verify that the applicant Rioja Vallejos agreed to pay his debts only when his case was made public, in full process, after being detected by the commission’s technical team.
Jorge Rioja Vallejos. Photo: Congress
the favorite candidate
The benches of Fuerza Popular and its allies from Alianza Para el Progreso (APP), Avanza País and Podemos Peru did not present any candidacy. Although from the previous process, Within Congress, the version gained strength that a favorite candidate of these groups is Víctor García Toma, former Minister of Justice of the second government Aprista and whose opinions on constitutional matters have been related to Fujimorism.
In fact, in the previously frustrated process, Garcia Takes He had been nominated by up to three nearby benches: Acción Popular, APP and Renovación Popular. Now this last group has applied again.
Victor Garcia Toma. Photo: The Republic
The others in the race
Popular Action now presented two names: Carlos Castro Barriga and Miguel Soria Fuerte. Meanwhile, Somos Perú once again presents Gastón Soto Vallenas as a guest candidate. Peru Libre insists with Ricardo Velasquez Ramirez.
The Magisterial Bloc now joins with the candidacy of Cayo Galindo Sandoval, while Cambio Democrático – Juntos por el Perú postulates Beatriz Ramírez, the only woman in this selection process.
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symbolic studs
The commission that promotes the new election process is chaired by Freddy Diaz Monaco (APP). This, after María del Carmen Alva (AP) was forced to leave a similar position, because it was, in practice, a tenth member of the previous group, violating the Organic Law of the Ombudsman.
According to the new schedule, the strikeouts can only be made on July 11 and 12. This is because the commission refused to set this stage for later dates. That’s the way it is, Citizens currently have insufficient information. Basically, there is no will of the Congress to guarantee an adequate participation.
Commission. A new group is chaired by Díaz (APP) and does not guarantee adequate participation. Photo: diffusion
A pending court hearing
The Ombudsman’s Union has requested the Judiciary to extend the amparo claim against this process, Considering that international principles and standards continue to be violated, such as meritocracy, citizen participation and transparency.
The Power of attorney had already ordered the suspension of the process, but the Congress he overturned the resolution by forming a new commission. On July 18 there will be a hearing.
