Citizen Force ( es, Fuerza Ciudadana) is a

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from

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. Founded in October 2019, the party was institutionalized out of the union of the Decentralist Social Force and Citizens for Change.

History

Formally announced following the dissolution of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, the party participated in the Together for Peru coalition for the 2020 parliamentary election. Upon the election's poor results as no seats were won, the party left the coalition, and filed for official registration at the National Jury of Elections. The registration was ultimately unsuccessful, as the party was not going to reach the deadline in order to fully participate as an recognized organization at the 2021 general election. Days before the deadline, the party signed a political accord with the registered Purple Party in order to run together for the upcoming election. Among its members, LGBT activist

Susel Paredes Susel Ana María Paredes Piqué (born 26 July 1963) is a Peruvian lawyer, LGBT rights activist and politician. She was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru for the 2021-2026 term. Early life and education Paredes was born in Lima on 2 ...

registered in the Purple Party and was selected to lead the congressional list for the constituency of

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. Paredes was ultimately elected Congresswoman for Lima.

Electoral history

Presidential election

Elections to the Congress of the Republic

References

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