Meeting. The president of National Election Jury (JNE), Jorge Luis Salas-Arenasthe owner of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Piero Corvettoand the representative of the U.S. Embassy (USA) in our country, Lisa Kenna, held a meeting this Wednesday, June 15.
As reported by the american embassy On her Twitter account, Peruvian officials joined Lisa Kenna for a talk about “the importance of ensuring the independence of electoral bodies”. Meeting took place in the context of the Regional and Municipal Elections 2022 of our country, which are celebrated in October of this year.
“The authorities of the electoral system held an important meeting with the US ambassador. Lisa Kennain which They discussed issues related to the attacks suffered by electoral bodies and the importance of ensuring their independence”, expressed the JNE on their social networks.
Piero Corvetto, Jorge Salas and Lisa Kenna held a meeting in which they spoke about the “importance of ensuring the independence of electoral bodies.” Photo: Twitter capture
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Representatives of the JNE and ONPE were intimidated by Congress
In recent weeks, some lawmakers announced actions against Jorge Luis Salas Arenas and Piero Corvetto for contradicting sectors of the opposition in this power of the State.
For example, the bench People’s Action threatened the heads of the JNE, ONPE and Reniec with denouncing them before the Accusations Subcommittee of Congress for not apply the electoral counter-reform that they promoted from their party, the same as benefits them directly by allowing registration outside the pre-candidate period to the SEmunicipal and regional lessons 2022.
Piero Corvetto and Jorge Salas lead the electoral bodies of Peru: the ONPE and the JNE, respectively. Photo: composition/ The Republic/ diffusion
Secondly, Jorge Montoya, from Renovación Popular, confronted the head of the JNE for issuing a letter to Maria del Carmen Alvahead of the national Parliament, to request that the work of the investigative commission of the General Elections 2021.
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“His days will be numbered and his manipulations will not go unpunished because they made fun of the popular will, and that is not forgiven, but is sanctioned in the most drastic way possible. I trust that the competent bodies will use the tools of the law to condemn these acts, “he said in a statement released on his social networks.
Montoya made this statement despite the recommendation of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to sanction acts of violence against the representative of the highest electoral body.
