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National Unity (Peru)
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National Unity was a Peru
vian 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, Lourdes Flores Nano, won 24.3% of the vote. At the legislative elections
held on the same day, the party won 13.8% of the popular vote and 17 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic
.
The Party itself was a loose alliance of the constituent political parties. Its members were initially the Christian People's Party
(PPC)(Partido Popular Cristiano), National Solidarity
(Solidaridad Nacional (SN)), National Renewal
(Renovación Nacional) and Radical Change (Cambio Radical), but the latter two left the coalition, following the 2006 national election
and during the campaign, respectively. PPC and SN renewed their alliance until 2010. http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/peru/archives/028946.php
National Solidarity's leader Luis Castañeda Lossio
ran for mayor of Lima
in 2002 under National Unity's banner, defeating the incumbent Alberto Andrade
, from Somos Perú and a former Christian People's Party member himself.
The party participated in the 2006 national election
on 9 April, and was again headed by Lourdes Flores Nano. Flores placed third in the presidential vote, behind Ollanta Humala
of the Union for Peru
and Alan García of the Peruvian Aprista Party, and did not participate in the June 2006 run-off vote.
At the legislative elections
held on 9 April 2006, the party won 15.3% of the popular vote and 17 out of 120 seats in Congress
.
In 2008, both PPC and SN decided to end the coalition. In 2011, SN (lead by Luis Castañeda Lossio
) decided to run for presidency under their own alliance
; whilst PPC decided to integrate a new coalition called Alliance for the Great Change
, lead by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
, which participated in the 2011 General elections as well.
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....
vian center-right, mainly Christian democratic
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
electoral alliance
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
.
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, Lourdes Flores Nano, won 24.3% of the vote. At the legislative elections
Elections in Peru
In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five year term...
held on the same day, the party won 13.8% of the popular vote and 17 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic
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...
.
The Party itself was a loose alliance of the constituent political parties. Its members were initially the Christian People's Party
Christian 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....
(PPC)(Partido Popular Cristiano), National Solidarity
National 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 (SN)), National Renewal
National 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) and Radical Change (Cambio Radical), but the latter two left the coalition, following 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...
and during the campaign, respectively. PPC and SN renewed their alliance until 2010. http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/peru/archives/028946.php
National Solidarity's leader Luis Castañeda Lossio
Luis Castañeda Lossio
Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio is a Peruvian politician who was Mayor of Lima, Peru, from 2003 to 2010.-Biography:Castañeda, who was born in Chiclayo and lived in the Casa Castañeda, is the son of Carlos Castañeda Iparraguirre and Ida Lossio. His father is remembered as one of the most important...
ran for mayor of Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
in 2002 under National Unity's banner, defeating the incumbent Alberto Andrade
Alberto Andrade
Alberto Manuel Andrade Carmona was a Peruvian politician, born in Lima and mayor of that city from 1996 to 2002....
, from Somos Perú and a former Christian People's Party member himself.
The party participated in 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...
on 9 April, and was again headed by Lourdes Flores Nano. Flores placed third in the presidential vote, behind Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
of the Union for Peru
Union for Peru
Union 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....
and Alan García of the Peruvian Aprista Party, and did not participate in the June 2006 run-off vote.
At the legislative elections
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...
held on 9 April 2006, the party won 15.3% of the popular vote and 17 out of 120 seats in Congress
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...
.
In 2008, both PPC and SN decided to end the coalition. In 2011, SN (lead by Luis Castañeda Lossio
Luis Castañeda Lossio
Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio is a Peruvian politician who was Mayor of Lima, Peru, from 2003 to 2010.-Biography:Castañeda, who was born in Chiclayo and lived in the Casa Castañeda, is the son of Carlos Castañeda Iparraguirre and Ida Lossio. His father is remembered as one of the most important...
) decided to run for presidency under their own alliance
National Solidarity Alliance
The National Solidarity Alliance is an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the general election, 2011, dominated by the eponymous Party National Solidarity and led by presidential candidate Luis Castañeda.- Constituent Parties :...
; whilst PPC decided to integrate a new coalition called Alliance for the Great Change
Alliance for the Great Change
- Constituent Parties :*Christian People's Party , Christian democratic and conservative, chaired by Lourdes Flores*Alliance for Progress , led by César Acuña...
, lead by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard , better known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian public administrator, economist, and politician that participate in the policy of his country....
, which participated in the 2011 General elections as well.