Isaac Alfredo Barnechea García (born 19 May 1952) is a Peruvian journalist and politician. In the

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, he ran for President of Peru under the Acción Popular party, finishing in fourth place. He was among the potential candidates for the 2021 general election until he withdrew his pre-candidacy in November 2020. The nomination was subsequently won by

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Education

In 1992, he earned a Master's in Public Administration from the

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. After obtaining his degree, he worked at the

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and the

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Journalistic career

As a journalist, he hosted the television interview program titled "Direct Contact", which ran from 1978 to 1980. The show was overseen by the military dictatorship until 1980. Since then, he has been a columnist for the Spanish newspaper

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, the Peruvian magazine

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and has written six books about Peruvian politics and political economy.

Political career

Early political career

Barnechea was member of the APRA party. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of

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in 1983, losing to the left-wing candidate

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. Barnechea was elected to Peru's lower house of the

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in 1985 and took office on 26 July 1985 during the government of President

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. He resigned the party after García announced plans to nationalize the banks in 1987.

Presidential campaign

In 2013, Barnechea joined the Popular Action party and in 2015, he was later selected as the party's presidential candidate (after internal primaries) for the

. There he defeated three opponents and officially became the Popular Action Candidate for President of Peru, accompanied in his formula by Congressman

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for the first vice-presidency, and Edmundo Del Águila Morote for the second vice-presidency. He rose second and third in the polls after the disqualifications of

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and

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. He ended the election in fourth place with 7.0% of the popular vote, ahead of Popular Alliance candidate and former President

, but was surpassed by

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and

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Post-presidential campaign

Between 2016 and 2020 he participated in various party activities, but did not hold any position at the leadership level nor did he hold an executive position. On October 25, 2020, he announced that he would participate in the internal electoral process of Popular Action as a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, in a presidential formula that included the participation of Maricarmen Alva as a candidate for the first vice-presidency of the Republic, and the former Congressman Armando Villanueva Mercado as a candidate for the second vice presidency of the Republic. However, on November 23, 2020, six days before the internal electoral process of Popular Action, Barnechea announced that he was resigning from the candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, for disagreeing with the decisions made by the Popular Action group and that led to the presidency of the Republic to

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, as well as the divisions within the party. Subsequently,

won the nomination.

Personal life

Barnechea is married, since 1983, to Claudia Ganoza Temple, a former step-daughter to

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(1920-2020). They have three children.

References

External links

* http://www.capital.com.pe/2016-01-27--quien-es-alfredo-barnechea-conoce-el-perfil-del-candidato-presidencial-de-accion-popular-noticia_845760.html * http://pasajero.utero.pe/2016/01/22/escarbamos-en-el-pasado-de-alfredo-barnechea-y-encontramos-estas-12-entrevistas-que-no-veras-en-ningun-otro-lado/ * http://utero.pe/2016/01/26/si-te-moleta-el-pasado-aprista-de-alfredo-barnechea-este-post-es-para-ti/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnechea, Alfredo 1952 births Bustamante family American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Harvard Kennedy School alumni Living people People from Ica, Peru Peruvian journalists Peruvian male journalists Peruvian columnists Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni People from the Department of Ica Candidates for President of Peru