Lawyers and politics: Analysis of the participation of lawfirms in the second round of the Peruvian electoral campaign

Objective: This article seeks to investigate the role that law firms played in the presentation of annulment appeals that had the purpose of annulling the results of the second national electoral round promoted by the Fuerza Popular political party. From a theoretical aspect, an analysis of the main socio-legal and interdisciplinary research on the legal profession and the main theoretical frameworks that justify its study and impact in the legal field is carried out, highlighting its relationship with the rule of law and democracy in contexts of political polarization. Method: At the methodological level, through the analysis of discourse and contents, as well as the framing techniques of the media coverage carried out by the media, the political and social implications of the presentation of the annulment appeals prepared by the media are evaluated. Results: As a result of the analysis carried out, it is observed that the presentation of annulment appeals formulated by the Popular Force Party, had the participation of law firms, who designed a legal strategy to question the results of the national elections, assuming a participation that is not merely technical, but above all political. Conclusions: It is concluded that the participation of law firms cannot be understood as a merely technical intervention, since the challenge of electoral results and the ignorance of the victory of the winning candidacy constitutes an affectation to the democratic quality that threatens the rule of law and the country's political and legal institutions.