Peru Wins
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Peru Wins is a left-wing political party
in Peru
formed as an alliance for the general election, 2011
, dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party
and led by presidential candidate Ollanta Humala
.
In the 2006 election, the Nationalist Party could not register. That is why they formed an alliance with the moderate Union for Peru
(UPP), presenting PNP-leader Humala as UPP's candidate. The alliance split a short time after the elections and the Nationalists sat on their own bench in Congress. PCP and PSR were parts of the Broad Left Front.
In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 25.27 % of the popular vote and 47 of 130 seats, making them the strongest force. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, they won 27.02 % and two representatives: Hilaria Supa
and Alberto Adrianzén.
Presidential candidate Olanta Humala won 31.7 % of the votes. As the first-placed he could qualify for the run-off election. Eventually, he won the second round against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori
with 51.5 % of the votes.
Peru Wins has formed a majority coalition in Congress with the Possible Peru Alliance
, the centrist group of ex-president Alejandro Toledo
.
After his inauguration on 28 July 2011, Humala appointed a cabinet mainly consisting of moderate and established experts. This cleared up the fears that Peru could radically shift to the left.
All 47 congressmen elected on the party's lists have joined the Nationalist Peru Wins parliamentary group.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in 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....
formed as an alliance for the general election, 2011
Peruvian general election, 2011
The Peruvian general election, 2011 took place on 10 April 2011. Since no candidate received more than half of all valid votes, a second round was necessary to determine the winner. This second round took place on 5 June and determined the successor of Alan García, as well as 130 members of the...
, dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party
Peruvian Nationalist Party
The 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...
and led by presidential candidate 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...
.
Constituent Parties
- 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, PNP), left-wing nationalist and populist with ties to "EtnocacerismMovimiento EtnocaceristaPeru's Movimiento Etnocacerista is a group of ethnic nationalists....
", loyal to Humala - 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, PS), democratic socialist, in the tradition of José Carlos MariáteguiJosé Carlos MariáteguiJosé Carlos Mariátegui La Chira was a Peruvian journalist, political philosopher, and activist. A prolific writer before his early death at age 35, he is considered one of the most influential Latin American socialists of the 20th century... - 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...
(Partido Comunista Peruano, PCP) - Revolutionary Socialist PartyRevolutionary Socialist Party (Peru)Revolutionary Socialist Party , a political party in Peru formed in November 1976 by a group of radical army officers who had been active in the "first phase of the revolution" under Velasco Alvarado and who subsequently advocated a return to the objectives of the 1968 coup.Its founders included...
(Partido Socialista Revolucionario, PSR), founded by left-wing military officers - Political Movement Socialist Voice (Movimiento Político Voz Socialista, MPVS)
In the 2006 election, the Nationalist Party could not register. That is why they formed an alliance with the moderate 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....
(UPP), presenting PNP-leader Humala as UPP's candidate. The alliance split a short time after the elections and the Nationalists sat on their own bench in Congress. PCP and PSR were parts of the Broad Left Front.
In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 25.27 % of the popular vote and 47 of 130 seats, making them the strongest force. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, they won 27.02 % and two representatives: Hilaria Supa
Hilaria Supa
Hilaria Supa Huamán , is a human rights activist, an active member of several Indigenous women organizations in Peru and the world and a Peruvian politician...
and Alberto Adrianzén.
Presidential candidate Olanta Humala won 31.7 % of the votes. As the first-placed he could qualify for the run-off election. Eventually, he won the second round against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian Fujimorista politician, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. She served as First Lady, from 1994 to 2000, after her parents divorced, becoming the youngest First Lady in the history of the Americas...
with 51.5 % of the votes.
Peru Wins has formed a majority coalition in Congress with the Possible Peru Alliance
Possible Peru Alliance
The Possible Peru Alliance is an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the general election, 2011, dominated by the eponymous party Possible Peru and led by presidential candidate and ex-president Alejandro Toledo.- Constituent Parties :...
, the centrist group of ex-president Alejandro Toledo
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...
.
After his inauguration on 28 July 2011, Humala appointed a cabinet mainly consisting of moderate and established experts. This cleared up the fears that Peru could radically shift to the left.
All 47 congressmen elected on the party's lists have joined the Nationalist Peru Wins parliamentary group.