The issue of corruption in the government plans submitted by candidates for the Municipality of Lima 2018

Abstract

This  article  seeks  to  analyse  the  way  in  which  the  Lima  mayoral  candidates  present,  mention,  or  approach  the  issue  of  corruption  in   their   government   plans   presented   to   the   National   Jury   of   Elections.  The  plans  of  the  three  main  candidates  to  the  mayoral  office  of  Lima  will  be  analysed  according  to  opinion  polls  using  the  method  of  content  analysis.  In  the  government  plans  presented  to  the electoral authority, corruption and the relevant topics have been segmented.  It  was  found  that  the  candidates  did  not  place  much  importance  on  the  issue  of  corruption,  even  though  it  is  considered  one  of  the  main  problems  for  Lima’s  populace.  Upon  scrutiny,  a  declarative logic with little real argumentation is observed. There is however  a  certain  recurrence  to  speeches  that  implicitly  disrupt  the  understanding of the tolerance to corruption and, the understanding of the fight against corruption as a war, which invites us to latently reflect  on  the  reason  for  the  recurrence  of  these  speeches,  and  their  use by candidates.