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Anti-Fujimorism ( es, antifujimorismo) is a political movement characterized by an opposition to
Fujimorism
Fujimorism () denotes the policies and the political ideology of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family. The ideology is defined by authoritarianism, its support for ...
, the ideology of former Peruvian president
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator,
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. The movement has broad support across the political spectrum, with many opponents from the left, center, and right coming out against Fujimorism. The movement properly organized itself after the
1992 Peruvian coup d'état
A self-coup, sometimes known as the ''Fujimorazo'', was performed in Peru in 1992 after President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the Congress as well as the judiciary and assumed full legislative and judicial powers. With the collaboration of the mil ...
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in which Fujimori illegally gave himself additional powers by unilaterally dissolving the
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.
Congress' composition is established by Chapter I of Title IV of the Constitution of Peru. Congress is compose ...
. Throughout the rest of his reign (1992–2000), the movement strongly opposed the increasingly
authoritarian
Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political ''status quo'', and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic votin ...
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populist measures of his government. After the end of his rule in November 2000, the anti-Fujimorist coalition has been one of the most influential oppositionary voices in Peruvian general elections, opposing the Fujimorist political parties
Peru 2000
Peru 2000 ( es, Perú 2000, link=Yes) was a Peruvian right-wing political alliance that fielded candidates for the 2000 general elections. Alberto Fujimori and his political allies ran on the Peru 2000 ticket in which, Fujimori was triumphant in ...
in 2000,
Cambio 90 – New Majority
Change 90 - New Majority Electoral Alliance ( es, Alianza Electoral Cambio 90 - Nueva Mayoría, C90-NM) was a Peruvian right-wing electoral alliance eponymously formed by pro-Fujimorist parties Cambio 90 and New Majority which ruled Peru from 199 ...
in 2001,
Alliance for the Future in 2006, and
Popular Force
People's Force ( es, Fuerza Popular, FP), known as Force 2011 ( es, Fuerza 2011, links=no) until 2012, is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, former congresswoman and daughter of form ...
in 2011, 2016, and 2021.
Anti-Fujimorism has been described as "the largest informal political group"
or "the largest political party"
in Peru, given its impact in the consecutive defeats of the Fujimorist candidate
Keiko Fujimori (daughter of Alberto Fujimori) in the presidential elections of 2011, 2016, and 2021, all three by slim margins. The movement is also against the
pardon of Alberto Fujimori
On 24 December 2017, the President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, pardoned jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori. Because the pardon was granted on Christmas Eve, it became known as the "''indulto de Navidad''" ("Christmas pardon").
In 2009, Fuji ...
(a campaign promise of Keiko), who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption, among other crimes.
Adherents of anti-Fujimorism claim their goal to be "defending democracy and national dignity" and "
nsuringcompliance with the law and the Constitution." They also accuse Fujimorists of seeking to "exercise power without control or supervision" and "evading justice."
Critics of anti-Fujimorism claim that it is "based on hatred and revenge"
and involves "subversive" political groups.
See also
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No to Keiko
References
Fujimorism
Political movements
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