Together for Peru

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Together for Peru
Juntos por el Perú
AbbreviationJP
LeaderVerónika Mendoza
President [es; fr]
Founded22 May 2017
Membership (2020)8,348
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[1][2] to left-wing[3]
ColorsGreen, Red
Congress
5 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
0 / 274
Province Mayorships
0 / 196
District Mayorships
10 / 1,874
Website
veronikamendoza.pe

Together for Peru (Spanish: Juntos por el Perú) is a Peruvian centre-left to left-wing political coalition of parties, political organizations, social movements and activist citizens whose main objective is to consolidate the different leftist and progressive sectors.[4]

History[]

The Together for Peru coalition was founded in 2017 and officially registered as a party by changing the name of the Peruvian Humanist Party instead of registering all of the parties, thus informally composing the union.[5] Alongside Broad Front, both coalitions remain the largest active left-wing coalitions in Peru

2020 snap congressional elections[]

At the legislative elections held on 26 January 2020, the party won 4.8% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.[6] Although, the first projections gave the coalition approximately 5.0% within the margin of error, the party failed to get past the electoral threshold in order to attain representation.[7] In this election, the coalition ran allied informally with the New Peru party led by Verónika Mendoza, as the latter organization did not meet the requirements for party registration.[8][9]

2021 general elections[]

For the 2021 general election, the coalition chose Verónika Mendoza to run in presidential elections, partnering again with New Peru.[10] For congress, the coalition had 130 individuals selected to participate, with the leader Roberto Sánchez choosing to run for being the congressman of Lima.[11] Together for Peru also proposed the inclusion of a referendum in the elections to ask Peruvians if they want a new constitution.[12] Eventually, Mendoza placed sixth in the election with 7.9% of the popular vote.[13][14][15][16] Her loss in support throughout the campaign is widely credited to Pedro Castillo and Yonhy Lescano's voting share in the south of Peru, a traditional stronghold for the Peruvian left.[17] However, in the congressional election, the coalition won 6.6% of the popular vote and gained 5 seats in Congress.

National Executive Committee[]

The national executive committee is headed by Roberto Sánchez, from the Humanist Party, the secretary for Political Affairs is César Barrera, from the Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland, and that of Trade Union Affairs is Carmela Sifuentes from the Peruvian Communist Party, in addition to six political personalities independent, regional and local leaders, youth, professionals, feminist leaders and union activists.

Among the party's best-known members is former Health Minister Óscar Ugarte.[18]

Ideology and positions[]

Together for Peru groups together left and center-left parties that believe that neoliberalism resulted with poverty and inequality in Peru.[3] Overall, Together for Peru leans towards democratic socialism according to EFE.[19] They describe their principles as ensuring equality and equity of all Peruvians, calling for a multicultural society, respecting nature through sustainability and improving tolerance among social groups.[3] The coalition promotes the decentralization of the national government and seeks regional governments to have more authority to increase citizen representation.[3]

Some of the party members consider that Venezuela "is not governed by a dictatorship," taking pro-Maduro positions.[20][21][22] However, in particular Verónika Mendoza, leader of New Peru, has expressed: Yes, I can say that Venezuela is a dictatorship. Although I recognize that in New Peru there are different stances.[23] Likewise, Mendoza has declared that "our solidarity is not with Maduro, but with Venezuelans."[24]

Its symbol has red lettering representing Peru's national color and the color of leftist parties while the green represents nature and life.[3]

Members of Together for Peru[]

Current member parties[25][]

Party Main Ideology Leader
Peruvian Humanist Party Humanism Yehude Simon
Peruvian Communist Party Communism Roberto de la Cruz Huamán
Communist Party of Peru – Red Fatherland Communism Alberto Moreno
Movement for Socialism Socialism Hugo Rodríguez
New Peru Socialism Verónika Mendoza

Former member parties[]

Party Main Ideology Leader
Decentralist Social Force Party Social democracy Carmela Chung Echevarría
Citizens for Change Democratic socialism Salomón Lerner Ghitis

Election results[]

Presidential election[]

Year Candidate Coalition Votes Percentage Outcome
2021 Verónika Mendoza Verónika Mendoza Frisch.jpg Together for Peru–New Peru Alliance 1,132,577
7.86
 6th

Congressional elections[]

Year Votes % Seats Increase/Decrease Position
2020 710,462 4.80
0 / 130
 Steady Extra-parliamentary
2021 847,570 6.59
5 / 130
 Increase 5 Minority

Regional and municipal elections[]

Year Regional government Provincial mayors District mayors
Outcome Outcome Outcome
2018
0 / 25
0 / 196
10 / 1,874

References[]

  1. ^ "Juan de la Puente: Verónika Mendoza tiene posibilidad de recoger firmas para inscribir su partido". 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Elecciones en Perú, situación política y principales candidatos – Identidad Colectiva".
  3. ^ a b c d e "Juntos por el Perú" (PDF). Together for Peru. May 2020.
  4. ^ "Juntos por el Perú" (PDF). Together for Peru. May 2020.
  5. ^ "Nace nuevo partido de izquierda Juntos por el Perú". andina.pe. Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. Editora Peru.
  6. ^ "Juntos por el Perú y otros 11 partidos no pasarán la valla, al 99.09 % del conteo de ONPE". andina.pe. Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. Editora Peru.
  7. ^ "Boca de urna: Estas serían las nuevas bancadas del Congreso". elperuano.pe.
  8. ^ "Nuevo Perú y Juntos por el Perú postularán al Congreso en alianza electoral". andina.pe. Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. Editora Peru.
  9. ^ "Nuevo Perú va con Juntos por el Perú a elecciones de enero 2020". larepublica.pe. 2 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Elecciones 2021: Verónika Mendoza lanzó precandidatura en Cusco". Andina (in Spanish). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  11. ^ "Juntos por el Perú confirmó que ya definió su lista de precandidatos al Congreso". Canal N (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  12. ^ Allen, Nicolas (2 December 2020). ""This Impeachment Basically Amounts to a Coup"". Jacobin. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  13. ^ La República, Política (2021-02-25). "Verónika Mendoza: perfil de la candidata presidencial de Juntos por el Perú". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  14. ^ RPP Noticias, Redacción (2021-04-11). "Verónika Mendoza: perfil de la candidata presidencial de Juntos por el Perú". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  15. ^ "Conteo rápido Ipsos al 100% de Elecciones 2021: Pedro Castillo y Keiko Fujimori disputarían segunda vuelta de Elecciones Generales de Perú del 2021 | Perú Libre | Fuerza Popular | Ganadores | Lima | Callao | Departamentos | Regiones | presidente | congresistas | Resultados Elecciones 2021 | pandemia Covid-19 | Presidente del Perú | Congreso | Parlamento Andino | | Elecciones-2021". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  16. ^ "Flash electoral | Ipsos resultados boca de urna | Conteo rápido | Elecciones generales de Perú de 2021 | ganadores segunda vuelta | Candidatos presidenciales | Peru". Correo (in Spanish). 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  17. ^ El Montonero, Iván Arenas (2021-03-23). "¿La división de la izquierda electoral?". elmontonero.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  18. ^ "Elecciones 2020: Óscar Ugarte inscribió lista de candidatos de Juntos por el Perú | Politica". Correo (in Spanish). 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  19. ^ "¿Quién es quién en el nuevo Congreso peruano?". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  20. ^ "Arturo Ayala, candidato al Congreso por Juntos por el Perú, opina que en Venezuela 'no hay una dictadura' | VIDEO | ACTUALIDAD". Trome (in Spanish). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  21. ^ "Julio Arbizu niega que Venezuela haya estado regida bajo una dictadura". Diario Expreso. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  22. ^ "Lucía Alvites: candidata de Juntos por el Perú integra movimiento castrochavista". Diario Expreso. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  23. ^ Cruz, Yohel (2018-02-25). "Verónika Mendoza dijo que Venezuela es una dictadura y criticó a Nicolás Maduro". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  24. ^ "Mendoza: Nuestra solidaridad no es con Maduro, sino con los venezolanos en crisis". Exitosa. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Nace nuevo partido de izquierda Juntos por el Perú". andina.pe. Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. Editora Peru. 21 May 2017.
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