Together for Peru () is a

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

vian

centre-left Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commo ...

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founded with the incumbent registration of the

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. Formally a registered political party, the coalition participated in the 2021 general election with

New Peru New Peru for Good Living (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Nuevo Perú por el Buen Vivir'') is a left-wing Peruvian political party founded in 2017 as a splinter caucus of the Broad Front (Peru), Broad Front for the Historical Composition of the Per ...

's leader,

Verónika Mendoza Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch (born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician. She is the founder and current leader of the New Peru movement. Born in Cuzco to a Peruvian father and French mother, Mendoza p ...

, as presidential nominee. In the aftermath of the unsuccessful presidential run, the coalition endorsed

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 until Third impeachment and removal of Pedro Castillo, he ...

's nomination in the runoff against

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 ...

. Upon the proclamation of Castillo's victory, Together for Peru was invited to join the new left-wing government led by

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. Currently, the coalition sits as a junior member of Castillo's administration by holding two cabinet positions, the most prominent being the Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism, occupied by the coalition's president,

Roberto Sánchez Palomino Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino (born February 3, 1969) is a Peruvians, Peruvian psychologist and politician. He is a congressman of the Congress of the Republic of Peru for the period 2021-2026 and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism for ...

History

The Together for Peru coalition was founded in 2017 and officially registered as a party by changing the name of the

instead of registering all of the parties, thus informally composing the union. Alongside Broad Front, both coalitions remain the largest active left-wing coalitions in Peru

2020 snap congressional elections

At the

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held on 26 January 2020, the party won 4.8% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic. Although, the first projections gave the coalition approximately 5.0% within the margin of error, the party failed to get past the electoral threshold in order to attain representation. In this election, the coalition ran allied informally with the

party led by

, as the latter organization did not meet the requirements for party registration.

2021 general elections

For the 2021 general election, the coalition chose Verónika Mendoza to run in presidential elections, partnering again with New Peru. For congress, the coalition had 130 individuals selected to participate, with the leader Roberto Sánchez choosing to run for being the congressman of Lima. Together for Peru also proposed the inclusion of a referendum in the elections to ask Peruvians if they want a new constitution. Eventually, Mendoza placed sixth in the election with 7.9% of the popular vote. Her loss in support throughout the campaign is widely credited to

and

Yonhy Lescano Yonhy Lescano Ancieta (born 15 February 1959) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician belonging to the Popular Action party. He was a Congressman between 2001 until the dissolution of the Congress by Martín Vizcarra in 2019. From 2009 to 2011, h ...

's voting share in the south of Peru, a traditional stronghold for the Peruvian left. However, in the congressional election, the coalition won 6.6% of the popular vote and gained 5 seats in Congress.

National Executive Committee

The national executive committee is headed by Roberto Sánchez, from the

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, the secretary for Political Affairs is César Barrera, from the

Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland Communism () is a political sociology, sociopolitical, political philosophy, philosophical, and economic ideology, economic ideology within the history of socialism, socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a ...

, and that of Trade Union Affairs is Carmela Sifuentes from the

Peruvian Communist Party The Peruvian Communist Party (; PCP) is a communist party in Peru that was founded as the Peruvian Socialist Party (, PSP) in 1928 by a group led by José Carlos Mariátegui until its name change in 1930. In contemporary Peruvian politics, it is ...

, in addition to six political personalities independent, regional and local leaders, youth, professionals, feminist leaders and union activists. Among the party's best-known members is former Health Minister

Óscar Ugarte Óscar Raúl Ugarte Ubilluz (born 30 October 1944) is a Peruvian physician who is the current Minister of Health under President Francisco Sagasti since 13 February 2021. He previously held the position under President Alan García from October 2 ...

Ideology and positions

Together for Peru groups a broad part of the Peruvian

parties that believe that

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resulted with

poverty Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse Biophysical environmen ...

and

inequality Inequality may refer to: * Inequality (mathematics), a relation between two quantities when they are different. * Economic inequality, difference in economic well-being between population groups ** Income inequality, an unequal distribution of i ...

in Peru. Overall, Together for Peru leans towards

democratic socialism Democratic socialism is a left-wing economic ideology, economic and political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and wor ...

according to

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. They describe their principles as ensuring equality and equity of all Peruvians, calling for a multicultural society, respecting nature through sustainability and improving tolerance among social groups. The coalition promotes the

decentralization Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those related to planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group and gi ...

of the national government and seeks regional governments to have more authority to increase citizen representation. Some of the party members consider that Venezuela "is not governed by a dictatorship," taking pro- Maduro positions. However, in particular

, leader of

, has expressed: Yes, I can say that Venezuela is a dictatorship. Although I recognize that in New Peru there are different stances. Likewise, Mendoza has declared that "our solidarity is not with Maduro, but with Venezuelans." Its symbol has red lettering representing Peru's national color and the color of leftist parties while the green represents nature and life.

Members of Together for Peru

Current member parties

Former member parties

Election results

Presidential election

Congressional elections

Regional and municipal elections

References

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