An appeal filed with the National Election Jury (JNE) seeks to reverse the decision of the Special Electoral Jury (JEE) who rejected the accusation against the presidential formula headed by Rafael Lopez Aliagaleader of Popular Renewaland cancel your registration for the elections 2026.
The appeal was filed by citizen Estevens Adriano Sánchez Puertas, who requests to annul Resolution No. 00047-2026-JEE-LIC1/JNE, issued by the JEE of Lima Centro 1, which declared the objection against the presidential list of the party.
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The document maintains that the political organization failed to comply with its own statutory norms during the internal election process, which would constitute a violation of the internal democracy provided for in the Law of Political Organizations.
The case once again places under scrutiny the criteria applied by the electoral system to supervise candidacies, in a context in which other lists have been left out of the race due to minor observations.
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They question the internal process of Popular Renewal
The appeal maintains that Popular Renewal elected its presidential formula under a modality that is not provided for in its statute, despite the fact that the regulations require that internal processes strictly comply with party rules.
The appellant specifies that he is not challenging the results of the internal elections, but rather the previous procedure that allowed the registration of the candidacy. In his opinion, the JEE He avoided analyzing compliance with the statute and reduced the debate to a formal aspect.
The appeal also rules out that there is a problem of outdated regulations. It points out that the party’s statute was modified in June 2025, when the legal framework after the elimination of the PASO was already in force.
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Appeal points to the role of the JEE and the ONPE
Another axis of the appeal questions the intervention of the ONPE. According to the appeal, the technical body validated an election modality different from that communicated by the party electoral body, which would have violated the internal autonomy of Popular Renewal.
The letter also warns of alleged unequal treatment within the electoral system. While several candidates were excluded due to administrative errors, the presidential list headed by Rafael Lopez Aliaga He continued in the race despite background observations linked to internal democracy.
With these arguments, the appellant requests the JNE declare the appeal founded, revoke the resolution of the JEE and admit the fault presented. The final decision could directly affect the continuity of the presidential candidacy of Popular Renewal facing the elections 2026.
