Juventud Aprista Peruana is the youth organization of Partido Aprista Peruano

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...

 in Peru

Peru

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. It is a member of the International Union of Socialist Youth

International Union of Socialist Youth

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. JAP used to be a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth

World Federation of Democratic Youth

The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...

. Many APRA Politician's have camed from CHAP (Chicos Apristas Peruanos) at young age before going to JAP. Many congressman or former congressman have comed from JAP like Javier Velasquez Quesquén, Mauricio Mulder Bedoya, Jorge Del Castillo, Luis Alva Castro, Mercedes Cabanillas & Luciana León. At the beginning of the Peruvian General Elections of 2011, APRA didn't have a Presidential candidate, so they invited former Minister of Economy Mercedes Araóz for president. Jorge Del Castillo criticized Araóz for not going in her youth age to JAP. Finally, Mercedes Araóz resigned her candidacy. JAP resides inside La Casa Del Pueblo in the district of Breña, opposite to Center Lima.