San Miguel mayoral candidates face legal and financial scrutiny

Nine candidates are competing for the district mayoralty of San Miguel in San Román for the elections scheduled for October 4, 2026. The race is marked by legal controversies, including three candidates with sentences related to family assistance obligations and others facing scrutiny from the Special Electoral Jury (JNE) regarding asset declarations and professional backgrounds.

Notable candidates include Adolfo Abel Villalba Díaz (Ahora Nación), a communications professional with previous electoral exclusion due to registration errors, and José Edgardo Paredes Fernández (Cívico Obras), an engineer reporting the highest annual income among aspirants at S/84,000. Other candidates include César Manuel Apaza Mamani (Juntos por el Perú), Sara Ana Luque Pérez (Frente Popular Agrícola del Perú), and Sixto Larico Quispe (País para Todos), the latter of whom faces a legal sentence for family assistance obligations and omissions in his professional history.