Fernando Olivera
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Fernando Olivera Vega is a Peruvian politician and leader of Independent Moralizing Front
(FIM), a Peruvian political party. Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori
government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secret tapes public showing Fujimori's advisor Vladimiro Montesinos
bribing money to Congressmen Alberto Kouri, politicians and members of the media.
He and his party also have a history of confrontation with Alan García and APRA
. FIM has also been ruling party Peru Possible
's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's
government. Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador to Spain
. The dismissal was allegedly due to inefficiency during his office. His designation as Minister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.
He was registered as FIM's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election
until 8 February 2006, when he dropped out of the race to lead the party's Congressional candidate list. His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.
Independent Moralizing Front
The Independent Moralizing Front was a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections, 8 April 2001, the party won 11.0 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic. Its presidential candidate at the elections of the same day, Luis Fernando Olivera Vega,...
(FIM), a Peruvian political party. Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secret tapes public showing Fujimori's advisor Vladimiro Montesinos
Vladimiro Montesinos
Vladimiro Ilyich Montesinos Torres was the long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional , under President Alberto Fujimori. In 2000, secret videos, which he had recorded, were televised that showed his bribing an elected congressman to leave the opposition...
bribing money to Congressmen Alberto Kouri, politicians and members of the media.
He and his party also have a history of confrontation with Alan García and APRA
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
. FIM has also been ruling party Peru Possible
Peru Possible
Possible Peru is a Peruvian political party. It was founded in 1994 by Alejandro Toledo with the original name of País Posible ....
's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a politician who was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan García...
government. Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The dismissal was allegedly due to inefficiency during his office. His designation as Minister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.
He was registered as FIM's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election
Peruvian national election, 2006
The first round of the 2006 Peruvian national election was held on April 9, 2006 to elect the President of the Republic, two Vice-Presidents, 120 Members of Congress, and five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament , for the 2006-2011 period.No single presidential ticket obtained more than half...
until 8 February 2006, when he dropped out of the race to lead the party's Congressional candidate list. His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.