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Alliance For The Great Change
The Alliance for the Great Change—PPK () was an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ("PPK"). Constituent Parties * Christian People's Party (''Partido Popular Cristiano'', PPC), Christian democratic and conservative, chaired by Lourdes Flores *Alliance for Progress (''Alianza para el Progreso'', APP), Conservative, led by César Acuña * National Restoration (''Restauración Nacional'', RN), Evangelical Christian and social conservative, led by Humberto Lay * Peruvian Humanist Party (''Partido Humanista Peruano'', PHP), humanist (center-left), led by Yehude Simon Pedro Pablo Kuczynski himself was a non-partisan. In the 2006 election, the Christian People's Party had led the alliance National Unity, the Humanists had been part of the Decentralization Coalition, the Alliance for Progress had participated separately. RN participated separately in the elections and had formed a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard (; born 3 October 1938), also known simply as PPK (), is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the 59th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018. He served as Prime Minister of Peru and as Minister of Economy and Finance during the presidency of Alejandro Toledo. Kuczynski resigned from the presidency on 23 March 2018, following a successful impeachment vote and days before a probable conviction vote. Since 10 April 2019 he has been in pretrial detention, due to an ongoing investigation on corruption, money laundering, and connections to Odebrecht, a public works company accused of paying bribes. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was born in the Miraflores District of Lima to parents who fled from Germany after the Nazis came to power. Kuczynski worked in the United States before entering Peruvian politics. He held positions at both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund before being designated the general m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Peruvian General Election
General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President, two Vice-Presidents, 120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As 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. Electoral system The 120 members of Congress were elected from 25 constituencies based on 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 the Andean Parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shocking Pink
Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of Red, reds, Rose (color), roses, and Magenta, magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the CMYK color model. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color. Below is a list of some of the common pink colors. Web colors Pink Displayed here is the web color pink. Light pink Displayed here is the web color light pink. The name of the web color is written as "lightpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. Although this color is called "light pink", as can be ascertained by inspecting its hex code, it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter, tint of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be ''medium light pink''. Displayed here is the web color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as "hotpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru Wins
Peru Wins (, 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. Constituent parties *Peruvian Nationalist Party (''Partido Nacionalista Peruano'', PNP), left-wing nationalist and populist party, loyal to Humala *Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista'', PS), democratic socialist, in the tradition of José Carlos Mariátegui * Peruvian Communist Party (''Partido Comunista Peruano'', PCP) * Revolutionary Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista Revolucionario'', PSR), founded by left-wing military officers * Political Movement Socialist Voice (''Movimiento Político Voz Socialista'', MPVS) * Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (''Partido Comunista Peruano (Marxista–Leninista)'', PCP(ML)) In the 2006 elections, the Peruvian Nationalist Party could not register in time for the elections. That is why they formed an alliance w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as president of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency. In 2025, he and his wife Nadine Heredia were sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering involving Brazilian company Odebrecht. Born to a prominent political family affiliated with the ethnocacerist movement, Humala is the son of famed Quechua labour lawyer Isaac Humala. Humala entered the Peruvian Army in 1981, eventually achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. During his time in the military, he fought in the internal conflict against left-wing terrorist group Shining Path as well as in the Cenepa War with neighboring Ecuador. In October 2000, Humala attempted an unsuccessful coup d'etat against President Alberto Fujimori during the final days of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Force
Popular Force (, FP), known as Force 2011 () until 2012, is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and Fujimorism, Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, former congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. She ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the 2011 Peruvian general election, 2011, 2016 Peruvian general election, 2016 and 2021 Peruvian general election, 2021 presidential elections, all losing by a narrow margin. History Popular Force was formed in 2010 by the merger of the Alliance for the Future (Peru), Alliance for the Future coalition, formed in 2005 through the union of the Cambio 90 and New Majority (Peru), New Majority parties, which were created during the government of Alberto Fujimori. Alliance for the Future ran in the 2006 Peruvian general election, 2006 elections; Martha Chávez was chosen to appear for the presidential elections. However, it came in fourth place with 7.44% of the votes cast. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (, , Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: , ; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician and business administrator. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000, she held the role of First Lady of Peru, during her father's administrations. She has served as the leader of the Fujimorism, Fujimorist political party Popular Force since 2010, and was a Congress of the Republic of Peru, congresswoman representing the Lima Metropolitan Area, from 2006 to 2011. Fujimori ran for president in the 2011 Peruvian general election, 2011, 2016 Peruvian general election, 2016, and 2021 Peruvian general election, 2021 elections, but was defeated each time in the second round of voting. Early life Early life and education Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi was born on 25 May 1975 in the Jesús María District, Lima, Jesús María district of Lima, the capital of Peru. Fujimori's parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisol Pérez Tello
María Soledad Pérez Tello de Rodríguez (born April 11, 1969) is a Peruvian lawyer, notary and politician. A former member of the Christian People's Party, she served as its general secretary from 2017 until her departure in 2022. She currently leads Lo Justo por el Perú, a self-described radical centrist party alongside Flor Pablo, annexed to First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress. Born in the southern region of Tacna, Pérez Tello pursued a law degree at the University of San Martín de Porres, graduating with honors. Subsequently, she started off in her career as public notary, specializing in Human Rights defense. She later attained a master's degree in constitutional law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and a doctorate in law from her first school. At the same time, she became heavily involved in the ranks of the Christian People's Party, running unsuccessfully for the Peruvian Congress in 2006, and for the Lima City Council in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambio 90
Cambio 90 (lit. ''Change 90'', C90) was a Peruvian right-wing political party which entered the political spectrum in early 1990, and throughout the 1990s until late-2000 was the most powerful political party in Peru alongside New Majority (Peru), New Majority, serving more as an instrumental electoral vehicle for Alberto Fujimori. History ''Cambio 90s success hinged largely on the success of its candidate for the presidency, Alberto Fujimori, an agricultural engineer and rector of the Universidad Nacional Agraria (National Agrarian University) in Lima's La Molina District from 1984 to 1989. Fujimori's appeal to a large extent was his standing as a political outsider. At the same time, ''Cambios success was also attributed largely to its eclectic political base and its active grassroots campaign. Its two main bases of support were the Asociación Peruana de Empresas Medias y Pequeñas (APEMIPE), an association of Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, and the Informal econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujimorism
Fujimorism (, , Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is the policies and the List of political ideologies, political ideology of former President of Peru, President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family, especially Keiko Fujimori. The ideology is defined by authoritarianism, its support for neoliberal economics, opposition to communism, and social conservatism, socially and cultural conservatism, culturally conservatism, conservative stances such as opposition to LGBT rights and school curriculums including gender equality or sex education. Opponents of Fujimorism are known as anti-Fujimorists. Since Alberto Fujimori's election, Fujimorism has continued to maintain influence throughout Peru's institutions with the assistance of the 1993 constitution, its neoliberal policies and the support of extractivism. Political involvement was largely deactivated until 2011 when it was brought back to the forefront by his children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's first president of Japanese descent, and was an agronomist and university rector prior to entering politics. Fujimori emerged as a politician during the midst of the internal conflict in Peru, the Peruvian Lost Decade, and the ensuing violence caused by the far-left guerilla group Shining Path. In office as president, Fujimori implemented a series of military reforms and responded to Shining Path with repressive and lethal force, successfully halting the group's actions. His economic policy and his neoliberal political ideology of Fujimorism rescued Peru's economy and transformed its governance in the midst of its internal conflict. However, his administration was also controversial for alleged abuses of human rights and authoritarian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máximo San Román
Máximo San Román Cáceres (born 14 April 1946) is a Peruvian mechanical engineer, businessman and former politician. He was President of Peru between 1992 and 1993, a term that was marked by the authoritarian government of Alberto Fujimori. Considered the legal Head of State during Fujimori's ruling by decree of his self-coup, he did not hold real power. Biography He was born in the District of Cusipata, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco on April 14, 1946. Son of Julio San Román and María Natividad Cáceres. He completed his primary studies at the Fiscal School No. 729 in Calca and he attended secondary school at the San José de La Salle School in Cusco. He entered the National School of Technical Engineering (ex-ENIT) of the National University of Engineering, where he studied mechanical engineering and graduated in 1970. Upon graduation, he served as a teacher at the Industrial Technology Center of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. From 1971 to 1979 he was Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
