Overview
- Rafael López Aliaga announced he will run as teniente alcalde on Luis Rubio’s Renovación Popular ticket and reportedly sent a notarized irrevocable desistimiento to the JNE refusing a senator seat.
- Francis Allison publicly distanced himself from López Aliaga and called that maneuver a “reelección encubierta” that constitutional experts say may conflict with election rules.
- Allison defended his 'modelo Magdalena' as a replicable approach to reduce crime and said the campaign should focus on security policy instead of personal attacks.
- The dispute revived references to Allison’s 2009 Miami detention which he says was an administrative matter resolved with proof of the funds’ legality and should not drive the campaign.
- Sunday’s exchanges, reported by RPP and Caretas, have refocused voter attention on public safety and set up potential legal scrutiny by the JNE or constitutional bodies as the municipal season intensifies.