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24-704: In the 2006 election , National Solidarity Party (PSN) was part of the alliance National Unity , led by the Christian People's Party , the Union for Peru formed an alliance with the Peruvian Nationalist Party to promote the candidacy of its leader Ollanta Humala , Cambio 90 and Always Together participated in the Fujimorist Alliance for the Future . All for Peru (known as National Coordinator of Independents)

48-471: A paramilitary group that operated during García's presidency; promised not to receive his salary if he got elected, but only his payments as a retired Lieutenant Colonel; proposed the formation of a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the Constitution on the basis of its 1979 version; and suggested the possibility of reopening a penitentiary, where corrupt government officials and "ex-presidents" would be sent, in

72-775: A decisive victory, despite his much greater political experience. [1] [2] Opinion polls in Metropolitan Lima and Callao gave García a clear victory over Humala, though these were anti-Humala strongholds throughout the campaign. [3] [4] [5] A debate between the technical teams of both candidates was held on May 28 in the Museum of the Nation. Union for Peru obtained 45 out of 120 seats in Congress, more than any other party, but still shy of an absolute majority, despite victories in 16 of 25 Electoral Districts. The Peruvian Aprista Party got

96-553: A favorite, won 9.83% of the votes placing him fifth and failed to qualify for the run-off. For the second round Castañeda suggested to vote for Force 2011 candidate Keiko Fujimori . Eight of the nine representatives elected on the alliance's lists formed the National Solidarity parliamentary group. Renzo Reggiardo of Cambio 90 instead joined the small APRA -led Parliamentary Coordination bloc. The alliance formally dissolved on July 20, 2011, following Reggiardo's exit from

120-426: A small Peruvian flag on his podium before his first intervention, in order to have equitative images for both contenders. The candidate refused, saying that the national symbol was nothing to be ashamed about and arguing that the debate arrangements did not forbid using it, leading the moderator to withdraw the flag himself. The Union for Peru candidate attacked García's position on a bilateral free trade agreement with

144-527: A tacit attack at García. García called Humala a "demagogue" for promising to lower fuel prices by 30 percent; reminded his opponent of his earnings as a military attaché in France and South Korea ; called on Humala for asking García to clarify whether he would free Montesinos or not, saying that such decision would concern the Judiciary branch anyway and that pretending to take such powers would be undemocratic, "in

168-508: The Future, obtained 602,869 votes, the highest individual voting nationwide (though it should be taken into account that she ran in Lima, the Electoral District with, by far, the largest electorate). She was followed by Carlos Bruce of Possible Peru, a former Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, with 193,374. The most voted candidate of the party with the most votes presides over

192-705: The Presidency of the Republic together with José Luna Gálvez and Gustavo Rondón for the 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents of the Republic. However, on March 29 of the same year, the alliance decided to withdraw the presidential candidacy and its congressional list to prevent the political party from losing its registration with the JNE. Finally, the alliance with UPP was dissolved in 2016. SN - C90 - TPP -SU- UPP 2006 Peruvian general election Alejandro Toledo Possible Peru Alan García APRA Supreme Court of

216-688: The Republic President Javier Arévalo Vela  [ es ] General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President , two Vice-Presidents, 120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As the no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 4 June between the top two candidates, Ollanta Humala and Alan García . Garcia won

240-455: The United States as "ambiguous"; said that Vladimiro Montesinos would evidently vote for his opponent (since the former intelligence chief had recently claimed that Humala's uprising in 2001 had been staged as a distraction for his escape from the country); reminded the audience of a tape showing Montesinos bribing former Peruvian Aprista Party Secretary-General Agustín Mantilla ; alluded to

264-808: The breakdown of candidates by Electoral District. Votes by 457,891 Peruvians residing abroad were counted in the Lima Electoral District (the number of voters in the table includes them). A total of 21 parties nominated 15 candidates for the Andean Parliament each, for a total of 315 candidates. 73 candidates were rejected by the National Jury of Elections, leaving 242 candidates from 19 parties. Participating parties include all those with Congressional candidates, except And It's Called Peru, Decentralization Coalition, Democratic Force, FREPAP and Let's Make Progress Peru. The only official presidential debate

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288-426: The caucus and the installation of the session of Congress. For the 2016 general elections , National Solidarity decided to form an alliance only with Union for Peru led by José Vega . While All for Peru nominated Julio Guzmán for the presidency but, he was disqualified due to the irregularities in his nomination process . For these elections, the alliance announced the candidacy of Hernando Guerra-García for

312-474: The coalition. Broad Left Front (Peru) Broad Left Front (in Spanish : Frente Amplio de Izquierda ) is a political coalition of leftist parties and movements in Peru . The organizations that constituted FAI were as follows: Initially, the organization was known as National Coordination of Left-wing and Progressive Parties ( Coordinadora Nacional de Izquierda y Partidos Progresistas ). It took

336-512: The minimum 4% of valid votes nationwide for Congress representation. The strongholds for the three main parties were essentially the same as in the presidential election: the southern Andes for Union for Peru, the northern-central coast for the Peruvian Aprista Party, and Lima (plus voters abroad, which counted as part of this Electoral District) for National Unity. Former President Alberto Fujimori 's daughter Keiko , of Alliance for

360-516: The most votes in six Districts and took 36 seats. National Unity obtained 17 seats and a local victory in Lima; Alliance for the Future took 13 seats and won in Pasco; Center Front got 5 seats; ruling party Possible Peru only got 2, after being the stronger party in the 2001-2006 period; and National Restoration took the remaining 2 seats, as well as most votes in Madre de Dios . The latter two obtained barely above

384-508: The name Frente Amplio de Izquierda in November 2005. In the elections of 2006 , the FAI decided to withhold support for the presidential candidacy of Ollanta Humala and his Peruvian Nationalist Party , and nominated Alberto Moreno , chairman of Peru's communist party , as its own presidential candidate. Subsequently, some long-time leftists, such as Ricardo Letts Colmenares , left the FAI. In

408-418: The new Peruvian Democratic Party on 26 June. [29] Center Front, Possible Peru and National Restoration agreed to formally create a joint group in Congress with their 9 members, under the name of the first party. [30] This new group was the only one without representation in the multi-partisan Directive Board of the new Congress, led by the Peruvian Aprista Party's Mercedes Cabanillas as president. Only

432-411: The preparatory board for the installation of the new Congress. However, this corresponded to Carlos Torres Caro , Union for Peru's candidate for Second Vice-President, who, along with Gustavo Espinoza and Rocío González resigned from the party following the second round, arguing that Humala's approach to their role as an opposition party was too violent. The three incoming Members of Congress presented

456-622: The run-off with 52.63% to Humala's 47.37%. He was subsequently inaugurated on 28 July 2006, Peruvian Independence Day. The 120 members of Congress were elected from 25 constituencies based on the 24 departments and the Constitutional Province of Callao ). The number of seats in Congress for each district was determined by its number of eligible voters. A political party need to win a minimum of five seats in two electoral districts or 4% of nationwide valid votes in order to be represented in Congress. A minimum of 4% of nationwide valid votes

480-419: The style of (Hugo) Chávez"; indirectly pointed to Humala's support of his brother Antauro's 2005 rebellion, leading to the death of four policemen; and promised to enforce the payment of extra hours, stop arbitrary employment terminations and change some aspects of pension systems. The media and political analysts described the debate mostly as "boring" and centered on personal attacks, with García not delivering

504-471: The three main parties obtained representation in the Andean Parliament, with Union for Peru and the Peruvian Aprista Party obtaining 2 seats (plus 4 substitutes) each, and National Unity getting one seat (and two substitutes). Union for Peru got the most votes, with 24.0% of the valid ballots. Congressman Rafael Rey of National Unity obtained the most individual votes, with 611,638, after which he announced his own and his party National Renewal 's departure from

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528-551: Was held on May 21, 2006 between Ollanta Humala and Alan García, with journalist Augusto Álvarez Rodrich as moderator, in the National Museum of Archaeology. There were no debates before the first round. Humala arrived late, so García started the debate on his own, claiming that his opponent had "stopped at a bar for a sandwich" and accusing him of having "no respect for the country". Humala accused Aprista supporters of delaying his arrival. Álvarez Rodrich asked Humala to remove

552-707: Was necessary for a party to win seats in the Andean Parliament. * Ticket officially registered under MNI, which enjoyed previous registration as a political party, but nominated by Broad Left Front ( Frente Amplio de Izquierda ). 24 parties presented up to 130 candidates to Congress each, for a total of 2,918 candidates. 331 of these were rejected by the National Jury of Elections, leaving 2,587 candidates. These represent all parties with presidential candidates, plus Possible Peru, Independent Moralizing Front, Project Country, and Agricultural People's Front of Peru ( Frente Popular Agrícola del Perú , FREPAP). Sí Cumple did not register any candidates. The table below shows

576-464: Was part of the Center Front . In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 10.2% of the popular vote and 9 of 130 seats, making them the fifth-largest group in parliament. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, they won 9.41% of the popular vote but no representative to the Andean Parliament. Presidential candidate Luis Castañeda , initially considered

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