Popular Alliance () was a

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of two of the oldest and historically recognized political parties in

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, the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), led by former President

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, and the Christian People's Party (PPC), led by

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. The alliance was made by mutual agreement by both leaders with the objective of leading García for a third non-consecutive presidential term in the 2016 general election. The third member of the coalition was the minor political party Let's Go Peru (VP), led by Mayor of

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Juan Sotomayor. The coalition ticket was composed of

as the presidential nominee, and

(former Congresswoman and

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and

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presidential nominee) and David Salazar (former Governor of the

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) as first and second running mates. The coalition was dissolved after its poor results on the general election, held on April 10, 2016.

Election results

Presidential election

Elections to the Congress of the Republic

References

{{Peruvian political parties Defunct political party alliances in Peru 2015 establishments in Peru