Rafael López Aliaga

He was Mayor of Lima from 2023 until resigning in October 2025 to run for president, and finished third in 2026 with 11.91%. He did not head the Lima mayoral list in 2026: he stood as first regidor (deputy mayor) beside Luis Rubio.

Career

López Aliaga is an industrial engineer and businessman. He served as a Lima metropolitan councillor from 2007 to 2010 and led National Solidarity as general secretary from 2019. In 2020 he founded Popular Renewal (Renovación Popular). He ran for President in 2021, placing third with 11.75%, then won the Lima mayoralty in 2022 with 26.33%. In October 2025 he resigned as mayor to run again for President; Renzo Reggiardo succeeded him. In 2026 he took third place with 11.91% and was elected to the Senate, a seat he declined. For the 4 October 2026 municipal elections he stood as deputy mayor on Luis Rubio's Renovación Popular list for Lima.

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