The plenary session of National Election Jury (JNE) declared the appeal presented by the party founded Peru First against the decision of Special Electoral Jury (JEE) Lima Center 2and, consequently, enabled the nomination of Mario Vizcarra as a candidate for Senate of the Republic in the 2026 General Elections.
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In addition to the decision on Vizcarra’s situationthe plenary session of the JNE established a general criterion that could impact future similar cases since sentenced people who have already been rehabilitated will be able to apply for popularly elected positions as long as at least 10 years have elapsed since the full completion of their sentence and the total payment of the civil reparation imposed.
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Although the former Minister of Justice and specialist in electoral matters, José Tello, maintained for this medium that both the Constitutional Court and the National Election Jury “they are exceeding their limits in the application of the law.” He pointed out that, although both entities can make observations on how Law 307171 is applied, the power to legislate ultimately falls to Congress.
It should be remembered that according to the Resolution No. 00168-2026-JEE-LIC2/JNEthe exclusion was based on the fact that Vizcarra registered a final conviction for the crime of embezzlement. Given this, the electoral body determined that This situation constitutes an impediment that cannot be corrected. in accordance with article 113 of the Organic Law of Elections and article 34 – A of the Political Constitution, which prohibit the nomination of people convicted of crimes of corruption of officials, even if they have already been rehabilitated.
Mario Vizcarra also continues in the presidential race
Mario Vizcarra is still in the race for the 2026 Elections. The Plenary Session of the National Elections Jury (JNE) declared the appeal presented by the Perú Primero party against the three blemishes filed against Vizcarra’s candidacy as a candidate for the Presidency founded.
The decision was adopted despite the fact that the brother of the convicted former president Martín Vizcarra recorded a conviction for embezzlement in his resume in 2005. Although he obtained rehabilitation, the citizens who presented the blemishes invoked Law 30717, a rule that prevents those formerly convicted of this crime from running for public office, even if they were rehabilitated. However, the JNE rejected these arguments.
In its defense, the political organization cited various rulings from the Constitutional Court (TC) that declared the expression “even when they have been rehabilitated” unconstitutional. Furthermore, he recalled that, in a claim of unconstitutionality, the TC maintained that former terrorism convicts who already have rehabilitation can apply, despite it being a more serious crime.
