Alfredo Barnecheaformer Popular Action presidential candidate, publicly apologized to members of the National Electoral Jury (JNE) after making what were considered threatening statements following the cancellation of his party’s internal primaries. In a much more cautious tone, he tried to justify his anger. However, was involved in a contradiction which did not go unnoticed when explaining the context of his words.
“Tonight I would like to expressly and publicly apologize to the members of the national election jury on this broadcast because On Saturday I made some statements that may have seemed a little offensive. against them. “I would like to apologize to them very clearly and clearly if I went too far with them,” he emphasized Channel N
When asked if he would describe his words as threatening, as JNE General Secretary Yessica Clavijo did, he replied that he could not remember what he said because he was in a very confused moment: “I was at the birth of my daughter, They took me out of the middle to make a statement. In other words, I wasn’t at my most lucid moment. “I can’t even remember what I said, but it seems I went too far with some adjectives and that they may have seemed offensive.”
Strangely, his explanation did not match his first statements, where not only was the tone much higher, but also He said he was in a completely different situation.
“I’m leaving a marriage, I’ll give you space to respond because I’m surprised and outraged. “It is very strange that the National Jury publishes a decision of this kind on its website on a Saturday,” he said, before saying what caused outrage in public opinion.
“This is what I would like to say to the members of the national election jury They don’t know who they’re dealing with, that we will pursue them at all levels. Let’s find out everything about her. Money laundering, all the misdeeds they are committing because they behaved illegally, to the exclusion of a historical party, and we will not accept that,” he said at the time.
Alfredo Barnechea erupted after the issuance of Resolution No. 0745-2025-JNE, which declared the invalidity of the Popular Action primaries and asserted that the process had “significant deficiencies” in naming delegates. The electoral body confirmed that the falsification of the register was linked to the irregular replacement of 28 delegateswas registered in different regions of the country, affecting the legitimacy of the electoral process.
His comments were criticized by the electoral body, which, through its secretary general, asked for respect for the JNE’s statement, stating that it was Barnechea’s comments are “not at all consistent” with democratic principles.
“It is not at all consistent with democratic principles and respect for democracy to have statements that attack the institutions, that threaten the institutions. There must be respect for the statement of the electoral bodies,” said Yessica Clavijo in dialogue with RPP.
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