Rafael Jerko Zevallos Bueno (born 4 April 1973) is a Peruvian chemist, author, and politician. He holds a chemistry degree from the National University of San Marcos. [1]
A member of the Peruvian Aprista Party since 1998 and of its National Executive Committee from 2010 to 2017, [2] Zevallos announced his candidacy for President of Peru in the 2021 Peruvian general election in September 2020. In the primary election held on 29 November 2020, he faced former Minister of Women and Social Development, Nidia Vílchez, and former congressional nominee, Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca, for the APRA presidential nomination. [3] He eventually placed third with 745 votes at national level, evidencing the low turnout the primary elections for all parties had overall. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Zevallos is the author of From anti-imperialism to post-capitalism and the APRA, published by the Editorial Fund of the National University of San Marcos, in February 2018. [8] He is also the brother of Marco Antonio Zevallos, a ranking member of First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress and a former member of the Purple Party.
The APRA is preparing for this Sunday's internal elections, with three options for the presidential pre-candidacy.
Former Minister for Women Nidia Vilchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 60.6% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
Former Minister for Women Nidia Vílchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 93.61% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).