Although César Combina announced his candidacy for the metropolitan mayor of Limathe —now— Fujimorista does not appear as such in the Electoral Platform of the National Elections Jury (JNE). Fuerza Popular did not present a list; so he will not tempt the metropolitan chair in the elections next October.
Meanwhile, Combina Salvatierra, who in the polls did not exceed 2% of the preferences, does appear as a candidate for mayor of San Isidro.
César Combina will run for mayor of San Isidro. Photo: Capture
According to Keiko Fujimori, who through a video welcomed the former congressman for the second time, Fuerza Popular desists from obtaining the metropolitan region because “opposition forces must unite to defend our freedoms.”
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“With no greater condition than preserving our democracy, we will support a candidacy that manages to integrate those of us who believe that Lima should not fall into the hands of populism or the left,” the orange leader said in a tweet.
Confirmed candidates for mayor of Lima
Last Monday was the last day for the political parties to register their candidates for the internal elections for the 2022 regional and municipal elections. In this way, it was confirmed that 14 pre-candidates will try to hold the mayor’s office of Metropolitan Lima. These are:
- Alliance for Progress (APP): Omar Chehade
- Advance Country: Luis Molina Arles
- Green Democrat: Álex Gonzáles Castillo
- Faith in Peru: Álvaro Paz de la Barra
- Frepap: Carlos Manuel Torres Garagundo
- Together for Peru – List 1: Eduardo Sebastián Liu Palacios
- We are Peru: George Forsyth
- Front of Hope 2021: Elizabeth León Chinchay
- Purple Party: Guillermo Flores Borda
- Patriotic Party of Peru: Julio Lingan Padilla
- Free Peru: Yuri Castro Romero
- We can Peru: Daniel Urresti
- Popular Renewal: Rafael López Aliaga
- Together for Peru – List 2: Gonzalo Alegría Varona.
