Union for Peru

Union for Peru Unión por el Perú

Founded	1994
Headquarters	Lima, Peru
Ideology	Social democracy
International affiliation	none
Website
http://www.partidopoliticoupp.org
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Union for Peru (Spanish: Unión por el Perú) 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.

At the elections held on 8 April 2001, the party won 4.1% of the popular vote and 6 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic.

In the 2006 elections, Union for Peru aligned itself with the Peruvian Nationalist Party and endorsed Ollanta Humala, who faced Alan García in the presidential runoff election. And the alliance won with 21.2% of popular vote, and 45 out of 120 Members of Congress.

Its current Secretary General is José Vega Antonio.

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Unión por el Perú web site

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Political parties in Peru

Parliamentary parties	Popular Force Peruvians for Change Broad Front (incl. Socialist Party, Peruvian Communist Party) Alliance for Progress Peruvian Aprista Party Popular Action

Extra-parliamentary parties	Direct Democracy Possible Peru Hope Front Peruvian Nationalist Party National Restoration Peruvian Humanist Party National Solidarity We Are Peru Change 90 National Renewal Union for Peru Independent Moralizing Front With Force Peru Party for Social Democracy Andean Renaissance Sí Cumple Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland

Active coalitions	Broad Front

Former coalitions	Popular Alliance Peru Wins Alliance for the Great Change Possible Peru Alliance National Solidarity Alliance National Unity Center Front Alliance for the Future Decentralization Coalition FREDEMO (1990) National Democratic Front

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