2022 Elections: 30% of former congressmen run as candidates for mayors and governors

Many of those who passed through the Congress of the Republic in the periods 2020 to 2021, due to the extraordinary election during the administration of former President Martín Vizcarra, decided to rerun for office as mayors in Lima and governors in the next elections 2022.

The list of candidates begins with former congressmen Omar Chehade and Daniel Urresti, who are competing for Lima's mayor's office.

A total of 27 former legislators from the period 2020-2021 are also running as governors in the interior of the country and another 10 aspire to be mayors in several districts of Lima. In total, according to figures from El Comercio, 37 (almost 30% of the representation) will seek a position in 2022.

The other former Fathers of the Fatherland running for different district and governorate offices are:

César Combina (Popular Force) - San Isidro District Mayor's Office

Franco Salinas (Popular Action) - District Mayor of Magdalena;

Rennan Espinoza (We are Peru) - District Mayor of Puente Piedra;

Felipe Castillo (Podemos) - District Mayor of Los Olivos;

Guillermo Aliaga (We are Peru) - District Mayor of Lince;

Robinson Gupioc (Podemos) - District Mayor of Comas;

Paul Garcia (Fuerza Chalaca) - Provincial Mayor of Callao and

Marcos Pichilingue (Popular Force) - Provincial Mayor of Callao

For its part, in some regions there will be a dispute between several former parliamentary colleagues. Such is the case in Piura where up to 4 former congressmen are running:

Edward Zarate (APP),

Mario Quispe (Independent Movement Regional Force),

Angelica Palomino (Piura Renace)

Luis Dioses (We are Peru).

Of these four candidates, only Gods remains with the same political party with which he was a parliamentarian.

In Áncash and La Libertad, there will also be a strong electoral dispute. In each of these regions, up to 3 former legislators compete.

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This report also identified another 24 tenants of the Legislative Branch for the period 2016-2019 and 7 from the 2011-2016 period, who aspire to be mayors of Lima or regional governors.

Among them are: Cecilia Chacón, Milagros Salazar, Roy Ventura, Mario Mantilla, Juan Carlos Yuyes, and Marvin Palma, the latter renounced Fujimorism to join Kenji Fujimori's Avengers group.

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Rosario Paredes (We are Peru) - Governor of Arequipa;

Jhosept Pérez (Alliance for Progress) - Governor of Ancash;

Betto Barrionuevo (Together for Peru) - Governor of Ancash;

Otto Guibovich (Popular Renewal) - Governor of Ancash;

Walter Benavides (Avanza Pais) - Governor of Cajamarca;

Felicita Tocto (Front of Hope) - Governor of Cajamarca;

Jesús del Carmen Núñez (Frepap) - Governor of La Libertad;

Miguel Ángel Vivanco (Popular Force) - Governor of La Libertad;

Mariano Yupanqui (Nueva Libertad) - Governor of La Libertad;

Jorge Pérez (We are Peru) - Governor of Lambayeque;

Edward Zárate (Alliance for Progress) - Governor of Piura;

Mario Quispe (Independent Movement Regional Force) - Governor of Piura.

Luis Dioses (We are Peru) - Governor of Piura;

Angelica Palomino (Piura Renace) - Governor of Piura;

Absalom Montoya (Together for Peru) - Governor of Amazonas;

Grimaldo Vasquez (Victoria Amazonense) - Governor of Amazonas;

Omar Merino (Alliance for Progress) - Governor of Apurimac;

Kenyon Durand (Popular Action) - Governor of Huancavelica;

Fernando Meléndez (Alliance for Progress) - Governor of Loreto;

Alexander Lozano (Podemos) - Governor of Madre de Dios;

Johan Flores (Podemos) - Governor of Moquegua;

Irene Carcausto (Alliance for Progress) - Governor of Puno;

Nelly Huamani (Frepap) - Governor of Ucayali;

Alcides Rayme (Frepap) - Governor of Callao;

Miguel Gonzales (Purple Party) - Governor of Callao

Cesar Gonzales (Podemos) - Governor of Ucayali.

Clemente Flores, Eugenio Oliva, Jorge Meléndez, Carlos Bruce, Salvador Heresi and Jorge Meléndez who in 2016-2019 belonged to 'Peruvians for the Kambio' and are now running for other political parties.

Salvador Heresi's case is more particular: after his departure from PPK, he joined the ranks of the Alliance for Progress, but for the current elections he will run to San Miguel - where he was already mayor - with the Podemos shirt.

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