Peru Wins ( Spanish : Gana Perú , GP ) was a leftist electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election . It was dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso .
24-575: In the 2006 elections , the Peruvian Nationalist Party could not register in time for the elections. That is why they formed an alliance with the moderate Union for Peru (UPP), presenting PNP leader Humala as UPP's candidate and lost the runoff to Alan García . 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
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
72-554: A cabinet mainly consisting of moderate and established experts. This signaled that Peru would not radically shift to the left under Humala. All 47 congressmen elected on the party's lists joined the Nationalist/Peru Wins parliamentary group. At the end of the legislative period, the alliance was shattered. Four years after the election, nearly a third of the lawmakers elected on Peru Wins slates had deserted its benches. In October 2015, even Vice President Marisol Espinoza left
96-724: 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
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
168-545: The Broad Left Front . In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 25.3% of the popular vote and 47 of 130 seats, making them the largest and the strongest force in Congress. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, the alliance won 27.0% of the popular vote and two representatives: Hilaria Supa and Alberto Adrianzén . Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala won 31.7% of
192-617: 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 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
216-469: 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 was necessary for a party to win seats in
240-721: 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
264-557: 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
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#1732873035702288-455: 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
312-692: 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
336-520: 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
360-512: 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
384-516: 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
408-508: 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
432-418: 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
456-664: The parliamentary group. In the 2016 general election , the PNP does not run at all, while the PCP and PS has joined the Broad Front . PNP - PS - PCP - PSR - MPVS 2006 Peruvian general election Alejandro Toledo Possible Peru Alan García APRA Supreme Court of the Republic President Javier Arévalo Vela [ es ] General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect
480-525: The popular vote. As the first placer, he could qualify for the run-off election. Eventually, he won the second round against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori , daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori of Force 2011 with 51.5% of the popular vote. Peru Wins 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
504-411: 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
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#1732873035702528-419: 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
552-471: 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
576-551: 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
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