Popular Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Popular) was a political coalition of two of the oldest and historically recognized political parties in Peru, the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), led by former President Alan García, and the Christian People's Party (PPC), led by Lourdes Flores.[1] The alliance was made by mutual agreement by both leaders with the objective of leading García for a third non-consecutive presidential term in the 2016 general election. The third member of the coalition was the minor political party Let's Go Peru (VP), led by Mayor of Callao Juan Sotomayor.[2]
Popular Alliance Alianza Popular | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | AlP |
| Leader | Alan García |
| Secretary-General | Javier Velásquez |
| Party Presidents | Alan García (PAP) Raúl Castro Stagnaro (PPC) Juan Sotomayor (VP) |
| Founded | December 12, 2015 |
| Dissolved | April 11, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Breña, Lima |
| Ideology | Social democracy Third Way Centrism Christian democracy Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre Factions: Centre-left to centre-right |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (PAP) International Democrat Union (PPC) Centrist Democrat International (PPC) |
| Members | |
The coalition ticket was composed of Alan García as the presidential nominee, and Lourdes Flores (former Congresswoman and 2001 and 2006 presidential nominee) and David Salazar (former Governor of the Apurímac Region) as first and second running mates.[3][4]
The coalition was dissolved after its poor results on the general election, held on April 10, 2016.[5][6]
Election results
editPresidential election
edit| Year | Candidate | Coalition | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alan García | 
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Popular Alliance | 894 278 | 5th | |
Elections to the Congress of the Republic
edit| Year | Votes | % | Seats |  /
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Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 013 735 | 8.3% | 5 / 130
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(only for the PAP) |
Minority |
References
edit- ^ PERÚ, Gestión. "JNE valida inscripción de alianza electoral que postulará a Alan García". gestion.pe.
- ^ "Peru's small political parties scramble to survive". La República. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Alianza Popular completa plancha presidencial con exgobernador David Salazar". andina.pe.
- ^ PERÚ, El Comercio. "Lourdes estará a cargo de campaña de Alianza Popular en Lima". elcomercio.pe.
- ^ "La Alianza Popular se disuelve luego de su mal desempeño electoral". La República (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ PERÚ, El Comercio. "Alianza Popular quedó disuelta, confirma dirigente aprista". elcomercio.pe.