The Centre Front ( Spanish: ''Frente de Centro,'' FC), was a

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vian political coalition formed by the parties

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(AP),

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(PDSP) and Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes (CNI) for the 2006 national election. Its leader and presidential candidate was the late Peruvian former president

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but following his sudden death on October 16, 2006 the coalition was headed by President of the Acción Popular party,

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. The alliance was unsuccessful in the presidential race, placing 5th. At the

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held on 9 April 2006, the party won 7.1% of the popular vote and only 5 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic.

History

The electoral coalition was created to join forces for the 2006 election. As a result of the internal election, the following presidential ticket was chosen: *For President:

(AP) *For First Vice-President:

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(PDSP) *For Second Vice-President:

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(CNI) Paniagua had become president of

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in November 2000 for a few days before becoming the interim President of Peru from November 2000 to July 2001, following the resignation of

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and his vice-presidents. Andrade is a former mayor of

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from 1996 to 2002. Aguirre is an entrepreneur and a former member of

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. Both Andrade and Aguirre also ran for Congress, under candidate numbers 1 and 3 in the Front's list for Lima. The coalition's logo, shows Peru's national colors in the background, in the style of Acción Popular's own logo, but replacing AP's shovel with a "V" similar to a check, as well as serving as the initial to Paniagua's first name and to the word for "victory" (''victoria''). At the

held on 9 April 2006, the party won 7.1% of the popular vote and only 5 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic. For the

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, both Popular Action and

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joined the Peru Possible Alliance of ex-president Alejandro Toledo while National Coordinator of Independents (now known as All for Peru) joined the

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of ex-Lima Mayor

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Election results

Presidential election

Election to the Congress of the Republic

References

{{PeruParties Defunct political party alliances in Peru Political parties established in 2006