Popular Force
Popular Force Fuerza Popular | |
|---|---|
| President | Keiko Fujimori |
| Spokesperson |
Rolando Sousa, Luis Galarreta, Daniel Salaverry |
| Founder | Alberto Fujimori |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Preceded by | Yes Keep |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Ideology |
Fujimorism[1] Conservatism[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in the Congress |
72 / 130 |
| Website | |
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Popular Force (Spanish: Fuerza Popular, FP),[3][4] until 2012 called Force 2011 (Spanish: Fuerza 2011),[5] is a conservative Fujimorista[1] political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori.
In the 2011 presidential election, Popular Force supported the candidacy of[6][7] Keiko Fujimori for President, Rafael Rey for First and Jaime Yoshiyama for Second Vice President. Their ticket won 23.55% of votes in the first round, but was defeated by Ollanta Humala's ticket in the runoff with 48.55%.
The party obtained 37 seats in the National Congress[8] and 1 seat in the Andean Parliament.
In the 2016 elections, the party won an absolute majority in Congress (36.3% of votes; 71 out of 130 seats). In the presidential vote however, party leader Keiko Fujimori was defeated again by a small margin, gaining 49.88% in the runoff against President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
See also
References
- 1 2 Vivanco, Martín Santiváñez (10 April 2011). "La triste procesión de las larvas grises". El Mundo.
- ↑ Manrique, Lisa (19 October 2010). "Transition in Lima: Leftist Candidate Victory". CSIS Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ "Fujimorismo solicitó cambio de denominación para llamarse Fuerza Popular" (in Spanish). 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ahora son Fuerza Popular" (in Spanish). 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Romero, Simon (7 April 2009). "Peru's Ex-President Convicted of Rights Abuses". Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ Keiko Fujimori solicitó al JNE la inscripción de su plancha presidencial | El Comercio Perú. Elcomercio.pe. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
- ↑ Conozca a los nuevos 130 congresistas electos de todo el Perú para el periodo 2011 – 2016 | Ayaviri.INFO – El Portal. Ayaviri.info (23 April 2009). Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
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