List of political parties in Peru
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This article lists political parties in Peru.
Peru
has a multi-party system
with several political parties
competing in legislative elections according to a party-list proportional representation
system. As a consequence it is rare for any single political organization to obtain an absolute majority in the Congress of Peru
, thus these parties often work with each other to form coalition government
s.
Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
with several political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
competing in legislative elections according to a party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
system. As a consequence it is rare for any single political organization to obtain an absolute majority in the Congress of Peru
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
, thus these parties often work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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Parties participating in the 2006 elections
- Union for PeruUnion for PeruUnion for Peru is a Peruvian political party. UPP was founded by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, ex UN Secretary General, in 1994. UPP was originally a liberal or centrist political party....
(Unión por el Perú) / Peruvian Nationalist PartyPeruvian Nationalist PartyThe Peruvian Nationalist Party is a political party in Peru. The ideology of the party is wrongly considered to be nationalism with strong ties to the Movimiento Etnocacerista.Ollanta Humala was the Peruvian Nationalist Party's...
(Partido Nacionalista Peruano) - National UnityNational Unity (Peru)National Unity was a Peruvian center-right, mainly Christian democratic electoral alliance.National Unity was founded in 2000 by Lourdes Flores Nano and was considered Peru's third largest party. The party participated in the 2001 presidential election, on 8 April 2001, when its candidate,...
(Unidad Nacional)- Christian People's PartyChristian People's Party (Peru)The Christian People's Party is a center-right and conservative political party based on Christian Democracy. It was founded in 1966 by a group of Peruvian Christian Democracy dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes....
(Partido Popular Cristiano) - National SolidarityNational Solidarity (Peru)National Solidarity is a Peruvian political party. During the 2006 legislative elections the party was part of the Unidad Nacional coalition. Since the 2011 election, it has been part of the National Solidarity Alliance, led by Luis Castañeda....
(Solidaridad Nacional)
- Christian People's Party
- National RenewalNational Renewal (Peru)National Renewal , is a Christian democratic and right-leaning political party in Peru that was founded in 1992 in Lima by conservative politician Rafael Rey....
(Renovación Nacional) - Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro)
- Change 90Cambio 90Cambio 90-Nueva Mayoría was a right-wing Peruvian political party which entered the political spectrum in early 1990, and by June 1991 was the most powerful political force in the nation....
(Cambio 90) - New Majority (Nueva Mayoría)
- Change 90
- Popular Action (Acción Popular)
- We Are PeruWe Are PeruDemocratic Party We Are Peru is a political party in Peru.At the last legislative elections, held on 8 April 2001, the party won 5.8% of the popular vote and 4 out of 120 seats in the unicameral Congress of the Republic. The party did not take part in the 2006 elections.-External links:*...
(Somos Perú) - National Co-ordination of IndependentsNational Co-ordination of IndependentsNational Co-ordination of Independents is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party was member of the Center Front....
(Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes) - Peru PossiblePeru PossiblePossible Peru is a Peruvian political party. It was founded in 1994 by Alejandro Toledo with the original name of País Posible ....
(Perú Posible) - National RestorationNational RestorationNational Restoration is a Peruvian political party controlled by Evangelical Christians and associated with Christian fundamentalism...
(Restauración Nacional) - Alliance for ProgressAlliance for Progress (Peru)The Alliance for Progress is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 2.3% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Alianza Para el Progreso) - Independent Moralizing FrontIndependent Moralizing FrontThe 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,...
(Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM)) - Democratic Force (Fuerza Democrática)
- National JusticeNational JusticeNational Justice is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.4% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Justicia Nacional) - Socialist PartySocialist Party (Peru)The Socialist Party is a Peruvian political party founded in 2005. Its presidential candidate for the 2006 national election was Javier Diez Canseco...
(Partido Socialista) - New Left MovementNew Left Movement (Peru)The New Left Movement is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.2% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic. The party ran Alberto Moreno for the presidency in 2006 gaining 0.3% of the popular vote....
(Movimiento Nueva Izquierda) - Go on CountryGo on CountryGo on Country is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Avanza País) - Party for Social DemocracyParty for Social DemocracyThe Party for Social Democracy is a centre-left, social democratic, Peruvian political party. It is member of the Concertación Descentralista, together with the Partido Movimiento Humanista Peruano...
(Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Perú) - Peruvian Humanist Movement PartyPeruvian Humanist Movement PartyThe Peruvian Humanist Party is a Humanist Peruvian political party, and a former member of the Decentralization Coalition together with the Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Perú. The PMHP won the regional elections of 2001 for the northern region of Lambayeque.In 2008, Yehude Simon of...
(Partido Movimiento Humanista Peruano) - Agricultural People's Front of PeruAgricultural People's Front of PeruThe Agricultural People's Front of Peru is a political party in Peru.At the legislative elections of 8 April 2001, the party won 1.7 % of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic...
(Frente Popular Agrícola del Perú - FREPAP) - Andean RenaissanceAndean RenaissanceAndean Renaissance is a political party in Peru.Its presidential candidate at the 2001 and 2006 elections, Ciro Alfredo Gálvez Herrera, won 0.8 % and 0.2 % of the vote, respectively....
(Renacimiento Andino) - Ecological Party of Peru (Partido Ecologista del Perú)
- With Force PeruWith Force PeruWith Force Peru is a Peruvian political party founded in March 1995. The party participated in the 2006 Peruvian national election under the Presidential candidacy of Pedro Koechlin Von Stein....
(Con Fuerza Perú) - Peru NowPeru NowThe Peru Now is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Perú Ahora) - Democratic ReconstructionDemocratic ReconstructionThe Democratic Reconstruction is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Reconstrucción Democrática) - Project CountryProject CountryProject Country is a political party in Peru.At the last legislative elections, 8 April 2001, the party won 1.6 % of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic...
(Proyecto País) - Peruvian ResurgencePeruvian ResurgencePeruvian Resurgence is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Resurgimiento Peruano) - And It's Called PeruAnd It's Called PeruAnd It's Called Peru is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Y se llama Perú) - Let's Make Progress PeruLet's Make Progress PeruLet's Make Progress Peru is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Progresemos Perú)
Former Parliamentary parties
- All for VictoryAll for VictoryAll for Victory is a political party in Peru.At the legislative elections of 8 April 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic. Its presidential candidate at the elections of the same day, Ricardo Noriega Salaverry, won 0.3 % of the vote....
(Todos por la Victoria) - People's SolutionPeople's SolutionPeople's Solution is a political party in Peru.At the last legislative elections, 8 April 2001, the party won 3.6 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic. Its presidential candidate at the elections of the same day, Carlos Alberto Boloña Behr, won 1.7 % of the...
(SP - Solución Popular) - We Are PeruWe Are PeruDemocratic Party We Are Peru is a political party in Peru.At the last legislative elections, held on 8 April 2001, the party won 5.8% of the popular vote and 4 out of 120 seats in the unicameral Congress of the Republic. The party did not take part in the 2006 elections.-External links:*...
(Somos Perú)
Other parties
- Communist Party of Peru (PCP - Partido Comunista del Perú)
- Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland) (PCP - Partido Comunista del Perú (Patria Roja))
- Communist Party of Peru (Marxist-Leninist)Communist Party of Peru (Marxist-Leninist)The Communist Party of Peru is a communist political party in Peru. PCdelP was founded in 2001 by a group that split from the Communist Party of Peru in 1999.PCdelP publishes Bandera Proletaria and Cuadernos Polémicos....
(PCP-ML - Partido Comunista del Perú (marxista-leninista)) - Green Alternative Ecologist Party of PeruGreen Alternative Ecologist Party of PeruThe Green Alternative Ecologist Party of Peru is the Green party in Peru.-External links:* official website----Note: 2008, Feb. 20. That webpage for the Geen Alternative Party of Peru is not working.----...
(Partido Ecologista Alternativa Verde del Perú) - Peruvian Communist PartyPeruvian Communist PartyThe Peruvian Communist Party is a communist party in Peru. It was founded in 1928 by José Carlos Mariátegui, under the name Partido Socialista del Perú . In 1930 the name was changed to PCP...
(PCP - Partido Comunista Peruano) - Sí CumpleSí CumpleSí Cumple is a political party of Peru founded by Alberto Fujimori as Vamos Vecino in 1998 in order for the party to participate in that year's municipal elections. In 2005 it assumed its current name....
Historical political parties
- Civilista PartyCivilista PartyThe Civilista Party was a conservative political party in Peru.Founded as a counter measure against the growing power of the military in Peru during the first half of the Republic, the party's sole purpose was to establish a civilian rule in the country...
(Partido Civil) - Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata)
- Democratic FrontDemocratic Front (Peru)Democratic Front , also known as FREDEMO, was a center-right liberal and conservative political alliance in Peru founded in 1988 by Liberty Movement, Popular Action and Christian People's Party. FREDEMO contested the 1989 municipal elections and the 1990 presidential elections ....
(Frente Democrático, FREDEMO) - Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Peru)Liberal Party , was a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1901 by Augusto Durand Maldonado....
(Partido Liberal del Perú) - National UnionNational Union (Peru)National Union was a political party in Peru.It was originally called the Radical Party by one of its founders Manuel González Prada. That name seemed too confrontational to many in the party and thus it became known as the National Union...
(Unión Nacional) - Odriíst National UnionOdriíst National UnionOdriíst National Union , was a political party in Peru founded in 1961 by general Manuel A. Odría. The party had Julio de la Piedra amongst its leaders.-Development:...
(Unión Nacional Odriísta)
Armed rebel groups
- Shining PathShining PathShining Path is a Maoist guerrilla terrorist organization in Peru. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru" or "PCP-SL" in short...
(also known as Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso) - Túpac Amaru Revolutionary MovementTúpac Amaru Revolutionary MovementThe Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Marxist revolutionary group active in Peru from the early 1980s to 1997 and one of the main actors in the internal conflict in Peru...
(Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) - Revolutionary Left MovementRevolutionary Left Movement (Peru)Revolutionary Left Movement , was a Marxist group founded in Peru in 1962 by Luis de la Puente Uceda and his group APRA Rebelde, a splinter-group from the APRA which had rallied the government in the 1950s and 1960s...
(Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria)
See also
- Politics of PeruPolitics of PeruPolitics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
- List of political parties by country
- Liberalism in PeruLiberalism in PeruThis article gives an overview of liberalism in Peru. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme...