Close to controversial efforts and investigations: these are candidates for the regional government of Callao.

It has a population of over a million inhabitants, has seven districts and is in charge of the main sea and air ports of the country. We talk about the region Callaoa locality that, according to INEI, generated 4.0% of national GDP in 2021.

On October 2 this year, more than 800,000 eligible voters will have to elect their highest political authority in parliament. Regional and municipal elections – 2022. In this election, Callao is the region with the largest number of candidate lists. Of the nineteen who presented themselves to the regional government, sixteen remained in dispute when they achieved official registration.

The political history of Chalaka is complex due to the history of its authorities. To understand which candidates are running and what their connections are, political scientist Martin Soto, university professor and group member Valentina Paniagua, contextualizes the panorama: “Most of the candidates are the usual suspects, that is, come in several cases from a common stem, which is Chim Pum Callao. (political party led by Alex Kouri). They were its mayors, councillors, aldermen, managers or members of said organization, and today they are recycled or hidden in political forms that today go by one name and tomorrow will go by another,” he says.

It must be remembered that from its formation as a regional government until the present, Callao has had five periods of government, three of which have been Chim Pum Callao: Alex Kouri (2007 – 2010) and Felix Moreno (2011 -2014 and 2015 – April 9, 2017).

Alex Kouri In 2016, he was convicted of corruption and served five years in prison after the Ministry of Public Administration revealed that he conspired in bad faith to favor the company to build the Vía Expresa del Callao project.

In its turn, Felix Moreno he was also investigated and prosecuted for corruption. He was found guilty of crimes of conspiracy and others for the under-sale of Oquendo estate plots in 2011, for which he is serving a prison sentence of varying lengths.

Local movement candidates

Let’s start with the one who postulates from independent movements. medical surgeon Ciro Red Castle Rooms he is running for governor for the third time and does so hand in hand with the Más Callao movement, founded by Omar Marcos, who was one of the party’s visible faces. Chim Pum Callao de Curi.

Miguel Cordano Rodriguez he applies for Contigo Callao, he was the general manager of the Sierra y Selva export program. It contains two reports from the controller for 2017 and 2018. violation of administrative duties.

Ricardo Barrenechea Maturrano He is a candidate for Fuerza Callao Seguro. He also writes a report on breach of duty 2017. He served as director of the Ugelsky window under the administration of the former governor. Felix Moreno.

Miguel Monteverde Gosdinski This is a political letter from Dante Mandriotti, the current governor of the region, to continue his administration as he runs for his Por ti Callao movement. In 2011, Monteverde was President of the Chalaca Charitable Council in the management Felix Moreno.

As for Mandriotti, he is under investigation by the Ministry of State and accused of allegedly financing the criminal organization Los Malditos de Angamos. The prosecutor’s office asked for 15 years in prison for the regional authorities.

For Viva el Callao the lawyer postulates Richard Anton Carrillo. His most recent position was with the current Mandriotti Regional Office, where he was Charity Manager from 2019 to 2022. He was a member of Por ti Callao.

doctor of pedagogical sciences, John Leon Calixto postulate Yes, you can Callao. He was active in Peru Possibly D Puerto Callao. He was a professor at the National University of San Marcos. His work experience is limited to the education sector. Does not record work experience elected political office in the public sector.

In Callao, ties between current candidates and candidates from previous administrations seem to have no end. Political scientist and director of the portal larana.pe, Javier Ormeño, this is a response to the lack of significant political reform.

“This reform has already taken its first steps in recent years, but it has not been focused on subnational policies. They do not look at the existing problems in regional movements, which just allow a certain political character to gain a foothold in the constituency and develop an increasingly powerful machine that allows him to perpetuate himself in power,” he notes.

National Party candidates

At the level of national parties, the former Minister of the Interior, Kluber Aliaga Lodtmannapply for Country Success. He was a member of the Contigo Party (former Peruvians for Change).

Eugenio Cordova Rodriguez is a candidate for We are Peru and judging by his resume, served in Chimpun Callao from 2007 to 2014, becoming a district councilor and a regional councillor.

Light Bazalar Miranda run to the party Front of Hope. On July 26, 2021, she was fined 10 UIT by the ONPE for not accounting for her campaign expenses when she ran for Mayor of Bellavista in 2018. Her résumé does not include public service experience. An August 2020 Punto Final investigation revealed that the current candidate received a 2019 payment of more than 30,000 sols from management Dante Mandrotti to conduct smear campaigns against opponents of his administration.

Feature Lists

Lists Alliance for Progress, Together for Peru and from patriotic party they compete only with their own councillors because their cadres for governor and lieutenant governor have retired or been declared ineligible.

And in case People’s Poweryour list only competes with Maria Suarez Nole for governor and Carlos Davila Corrales as lieutenant governor. All of his candidatures for regional councilors were excluded. What happens in this case?, says electoral affairs expert Luis Eguskisa of International Idea: “There is a possibility that the formula will win the election and will not have an official bench because none of its advisers have been elected. It would be a situation with formulas that work alone, without a list of advisers.”

Some problems to be solved in Callao

“It is expected that the next government will execute programs to help the poor in accordance with national social policy. In addition, proper medical care in ten hospitals and 682 health facilities in total. The safety of citizens is another unresolved issue that needs to be addressed,” says Martin Soto.

He adds that the region’s development over the years has been more industry-focused than urban. showed no interest in creating a community and creating social value for its citizens.

On the other hand, entrenched corruption at the level of state institutions does not allow combating ordinary crime. Without interrogation-free authorities, it is difficult to fight crime.

For comparison, only in 2018, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a total of 435 facts of drug trafficking were recorded. In terms of consumption activities, the total number of activities for the same year was 1,400.

A business Callao Unlike other regions, it is special because both its governor and the provincial mayor have powers in the same territorial expansion, and if they work in a coordinated way, Callao should be an exemplary development region in the country, especially since it has a dynamic economic both seaport and first airport.

These are some of the candidates seeking to get into the regional government Callao. learn more about his biography on the website informvote.jne.gob.pe