The Plenary of National Election Jury (JNE) will begin today, Thursday, January 8, the review of the first appeals filed by various political parties within the framework of the General Elections 2026. The decisions of the Plenary will definitively resolve the fate of several candidates.
The virtual public hearing, scheduled for 4:00 pm, contemplates the review of 16 files referring to cases of candidate registration that were previously resolved in the first instance by the Special Electoral Juries (JEE) of Lima Centro 1, Lima Oeste 3, Huaura, Huánuco, Ica, Pasco, Coronel Portillo, Trujillo and Huancavelica.
During the session, the judges of the Electoral Court will hear the arguments of the lawyers of the procedural parties. Once the hearing is over, the referee will meet in secret to issue his final statement, all under what the law says.
The general secretary of the JNE, Yessica Clavijo Chipoco, reported that to date, the highest electoral body has received more than 30 appeals related to requests for registration of candidates for the 2026 elections, covering presidential formulas, lists of Deputies and Senators, and representatives to the Andean Parliament.
The official assured that the JNE will attend to all the resources received, highlighting the need to comply with the electoral schedule.
“From this first hearing, the files will be scheduled sequentially, on consecutive dates, to meet these requirements, especially because we must comply with the electoral schedule, since March 14 is the deadline for candidacies to be registered,” explained Clavijo Chipoco.
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The appeals that will be heard are those of Primero la Gente, which did not register its list on December 23 due to problems on the entity’s platform, as reported by the same political organization.
Also Peru Primero, whose formula is faltering due to the possible loss for not declaring a previous sentence of its presidential candidate Mario Vizcarra.
The case of Renovación Popular will also be in the spotlight, since, given the declaration that the strike against the presidential list was unfounded, the citizens who presented the appeal have appealed to the JNE to have their claim declared founded.
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