The ONPE He resolved that Popular renewal Choose their candidates for the general elections of 2026 through the “universal, free, voluntary, equal, direct and secret members of the affiliates” and not through the delegates mechanism, as I had notified. The ONPE He declared inadmissible the application for the modification of the statute delivered on August 15, 2025. And to correct the incongruity between what the statutes and the chosen modality say, he decided to “frame its modality of primary elections in the“ b) modality ”, since the deadlines for the modification of internal regulations and the presentation of the relationship of non -affiliated voters (September 1)” have already overcome.
José Tello, electoral expert consulted by Popular renewalbelieve that ONPE applied the principal of Pro Homine, that is, the most favorable interpretation to the right of people. “It was electoral terrorism to try to leave out a political party for a technicalism of this type,” says Tello.
In his X account, also the electoral expert Fernando Tuesta has explained the difference between the mode of elections by delegates and that of closed primary elections, the latter being chosen by the ONPE. “In the case of closed primary elections, all members of the organization (just over 50 thousand militants) participate,” says Tuesta. “If at least 10% of affiliates do not go (just over 5 thousand), popular renewal would be out of the electoral process.” Safety, popular renewal will appeal, corresponding to the ONPE to resolve in the second instance. Exhausted the administrative route, it may take the case to the JNE, which will ultimately pronounce. ”
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