Overview
- Carlos Espá formally presented his presidential slate, naming Alejandro Santamaría and Melitza Yanzich as his running mates for the 2026 race.
- His security platform vows 48-hour transfers of criminal leaders out of their strongholds and the construction of six maximum‑security prisons without in‑person visits.
- He proposes outsourcing parts of prison monitoring to private operators using biometric recognition, smart cameras, remote surveillance and automated reporting.
- Espá also promises 5 million formal jobs and the elimination of the IGV and the income tax, proposals presented without accompanying fiscal plans.
- The campaign preview outlined measures for orderly, progressive formalization of street vending and signaled youth employment incentives, with feasibility and oversight questions to be addressed in the forthcoming Plan de Gobierno.