Junin follows in Ankash's footsteps: its last three governors have had problems with justice | Vladimir Cheron | Angel Unjubaiko | Zosimo Cardenas principle

In 2020, Ankash was in the news because four of its regional governors were detained. Four years later, Junin follows in his footsteps, learning that the Ministry of Public Affairs and anti-corruption police have raided the regional government's headquarters and 17 properties. Linked to current governor Josimo Cardenas As part of an investigation into hiring a non-compliant company. While Cárdenas is under investigation, June's three governors in nearly 15 years have been implicated in corruption.

Pendulum from Junin Power 2010 Vladimir Cheron He became the regional head for the first time. In 2014, Cerón lost to his main political rival Angel Unjupaiko. In 2018, Ceron will return. In 2022, with Cerrone disqualified and Peru Libre's list unacceptable, Unjupaigo seemed all set to return, but he was excluded due to non-reporting of a conviction for defamation.

With two main rivals gone, Zósimo Cárdenas was elected governor, but was unable to break the shadow of his predecessor's corruption. The prosecutor's office alleges that June's current governor, with only one year in office, gave a good deal of S/ 78 thousand online to Fast Net Peru.

Cerrone served six months as a fugitive from justice and has accumulated two convictions with effective prison terms. Unchupaigo, despite receiving two sentences in the first instance, manages three radio stations and teaches classes in Lima. “They are now politicized complaints promoted by Perú Libre with the national government. In both cases I have appealed to the second instance,” Unjubaiko told El Comercio.

For his part, Governor Cárdenas indicated in Junin that he was cooperating with the investigations against him and hinted that it could be a “smoke screen” from Lima.

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In addition to the tax investigation, Gov. Zosimo Cardenas is embroiled in other controversies, such as his intention to invite Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to the bicentennial celebration of June's war. Despite this and other actions, analysts agree that June's vote was not ideological.

José Carlos Requena, a political analyst, emphasized that “Zún is traditionally capitalist, linked to productivity”, but like other regions, he votes for a different discourse because of the electoral concessions that parties have abandoned the territory. Movements prevail.

“Prior to 2010, the regional presidency was center-left with the social-democratic Huaroc, which later became the force of Fuerza Popular” Requena recalled after comparing the jounin to the Ankash.

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According to political scientist Paulo Vilca, in Junin, there are three main factors for electoral success outside of the ideological issue: territorial base, political permanence and economic resources.

“In Junin you have the whole Montero Valley, which is the Andean region where the Cerrone and Unjupaigo come into conflict, and you have the central jungle region, where Cardenas, who was the mayor of Picchanaqui, came third in 2018. The regional race”He explained.

In addition, the regional movements of the last three governors of Junin have had an electoral record for many years: Peru Libre de Cerón since 2008 (which became a party in 2016), Junin Sustainable with its Unjupaigo people since 2006 and Sierra y Selva Contico Junin de Cardenas since 2017.

But the most influential factor in regional corruption is the economy. Political scientist Paulo Wilka argues that, lacking their own financial resources, regional politicians seek funding from private actors.

“Contractors don't fund political races in regions based on ideology, but with the expectation that once elected, they can benefit from public resources. That's why most of the investment projects are made of iron and cement. There are no development projects.”Wilka said.

In the Congress of the Republic there was a bill proposed to abolish the regional movements in order to remove the power of the regional leaders. However, the Constitutional Commission backtracked and only made changes establishing that regional movements must now achieve the minimum. Four out of five (4/5) of Provincial and District Municipalities its jurisdiction.