Napoleón Becerra was among the more than 30 names who will compete for the position in the elections scheduled for April 12
The Peruvian presidential candidate for the Workers and Entrepreneurs Party (PTE), Napoleon Becerradied, aged 61, in a car accident when heading to a campaign actlocal authorities confirmed this Sunday (15).
Becerra was president of the center party and appeared in latest positions in searches among more than . Rafael López Aliaga is ahead in voting intentions.
The accident occurred near the city of Ayacuchoin southern Peru, when the car in which the candidate was traveling overturned for reasons that are being investigated.
“Candidate Becerra has died,” Balvin Huamani, mayor of the Pilpichaca district, told broadcaster RPP.
According to his report, he himself took Becerra to a health center, where the candidate was confirmed dead.
The National Elections Court (JNE) mourned the death of Becerra and wished for the speedy recovery of three people who accompanied him and who were injured in the accident.
*AFP
