Gahela will run for Congress again, as part of the Juntos por el Perú movement led by Verónika Mendoza.Īccording to the latest polls, Verónika Mendoza is in third place in the presidential race and has strong potential to make it to the second round. In this context, Peru will hold general elections again in April. Recent protests awakened in the population a strong rejection of neoliberal and conservative politics that have dominated the country for decades. Now, in 2021, the situation is different. Despite receiving high approval with 24,562 votes, she did not win a seat in the parliament because her coalition, Juntos por el Perú, did not pass the 5 percent threshold required by the electoral board at the national level. [One year ago, Gahela Cari became the first trans woman to run for public office in Peru. Gahela Cari: “In Peru, People are Questioning the System”
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