Monday, October 7, marked the deadline to register in a political party and participate in the 2026 elections. In this context, the party registry of the National Elections Jury (JNE) reveals notable political instability in the Junín region, with several provincial and district mayors resigning from the groups that brought them to power in the period 2023-2026.
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One of the most notable cases is that of Edson Crisóstomo Ortega, mayor of the province of Yauli-La Oroya, who left the regional movement Sierra y Selva Contigo Junín on August 12 of this year. Another mayor who has made a similar decision is Dennys Cuba, mayor of Huancayo, who also resigned from Sierra y Selva Contigo Junín. Cuba, currently affiliated with the Humanist party of Peru since the end of 2023. “It is not my interest to hold on to any public office, so I will not run in the upcoming elections. Currently, I have been affiliated with the Humanist party of Peru since the end of 2023. ‘I have never broken ties with the Humanist party. “I am still in the party and we are in the registration process, but we will not participate, since the deadlines have already expired and registration has not been achieved.”stated Dennys cuba.
César Merea Tello, mayor of Satipo, also left the Caminemos Juntos party on August 9. His departure is part of a growing pattern in the region, where the lack of loyalty to the original political groups becomes evident.
In turn, the mayor of Jauja, Ángel Huamán Mucha, joined Batalla Perú after resigning from Junín Renace, while Walter Jiménez Jiménez, mayor of Tarma, made the same decision and joined Batalla Perú, the movement of Governor Zonia. Cárdenas and Let’s Walk Together. The same thing happened with Chanchamayo’s Hermenegildo Navarro and Concepción Wilson Vidal, both of whom resigned from Sierra y Selva Contigo Junín.
The situation is not limited to provincial authorities. Among the district mayors, Julio Llallico of El Tambo also resigned from Sierra and Selva Contigo, expressing “I have barely achieved a disaffiliation,” he said.
Another mayor who resigned from the party that held him as authority is the mayor of the Yauli district Wilder Panduro Aguilar who was elected by the political party Podemos Perú, who resigned from this political group on September 16. Likewise, Orlando Mateo Sabrozo, mayor of Paccha, among others.
