Claudio Alejandro Zolla Suárez (born 8 January 1969) is an affluent

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businessman and politician. An advocate of

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, he is the founder and leader of the

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, a non-registered political party.

Biography

He was born in the Jesús María District in

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, on January 8, 1969. He completed specialization studies in Theology at the ''Seminario Bíblico Camino de la Vida'' in San Borja and is currently the owner of the Nueva Lima lots. Zolla entered politics at the 2010 municipal elections, running for the Lima City Council with National Restoration. In 2015, Zolla attained press coverage as he confronted President Nicolás Maduro of

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outside the

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. Engaging in a debate, Maduro mocked Zolla's views on

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and invited him over to Venezuela to "learn the truth". The debate ended shortly after as both men parted ways. For the

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, Zolla announced his candidacy for

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, although he was not able to register his party in order to file his ticket. Subsequently, he signed a political accord with

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in order to run for First Vice President. With

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as the presidential nominee, the ticket was eventually withdrawn before the election, as the polling was extremely low for the party. Currently, Zolla is running for Second Vice President with

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(RUNA) for the

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. His nomination was signed as part of a political accord with RUNA leader and presidential nominee,

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References

External links

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