Overview
- Carlos Espá told a JNE-organized presidential debate that he would abolish Sunedu, Peru’s university regulator, and replace it with optional accreditation by international consortia.
- He pledged an education bonus for low-income families who choose private schools, saying the state should share savings when a child does not use a public-school seat.
- He promised to relaunch Beca 18 with a special path tied to voluntary military service and to reward top teachers and principals with public and cash recognition.
- His jobs plan centers on special economic zones to drive industry in Tumbes, Piura, Iquitos, Puno, Tacna, and Arequipa, plus an income tax rate cut to 25% and a 1% VAT refund for purchases at formal businesses.
- He argued decentralization has failed on health, education, and water and proposed scrapping Lima and Callao’s ATU transit authority as well as the driver’s license points system.