Peru JNE allows hidden re-election: Morropón mayor annulled exclusion, runs as councilor

Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE) annulled the exclusion of Morropón mayor Richard Baca Palacios, who ran as first councilor on the Alianza para el Progreso list after the mayoral candidate resigned, effectively enabling a hidden re-election bid. The decision reverses an earlier exclusion and raises concerns about electoral loopholes in Peru's local elections.

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