The Hope Front ( es, Frente Esperanza) was a
Peru
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political party
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. Founded in December 2015 by former congressman and government minister
Fernando Olivera, he was nominated for the Presidency in the
2016 general election.
History
At the
general election
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held on 10 April 2016, the party's ticket won 1.3% of the popular vote, placing seventh. At congressional level, the party won 1.2% and no seats in the
Congress of the Republic. Upon the results of the
2016 general election on 10 April 2016, presidential nominee
Fernando Olivera announced he would found a successor party to the Hope Front in order to run again for
President of Peru
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at the
2021 general election.
The party was subsequently cancelled by the National Elections Jury in July 2017 along other parties that failed to pass the electoral threshold.
Front of Hope 2021
On October 30, 2020, the National Elections Jury approved the list of affiliates of Frente de la Esperanza 2021, Olivera's new party, to be able to be registered and participate in the general elections of Peru in 2021. The next day Olivera announced that he was going to run for the presidency of Peru.
Election results
Presidential election
Elections to the Congress of the Republic
See also
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Independent Moralizing Front
The Independent Moralizing Front ( es, Frente Independiente Moralizador) was a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections, 8 April 2001, the party won 11.0% of the popular vote and 11 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic ...
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Front of Hope 2021
References
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