Jaime Salinas López-Torres (born March 8, 1963, in Lima, Peru) is a

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vian politician, son of General

Jaime Salinas Sedó Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

. He was Justicia Nacional's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election. He received 0.535% of the vote, coming in 8th place. He was arrested after his father's failed coup attempt on

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's government in November 1992. He lived for three years in

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, where he worked toward his father's freedom, obtained in 1995, when he returned to Lima. He ran unsuccessfully for

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in 1995 and 2000, for Mayor of Miraflores in 1998 and for Mayor of

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in 2002. He has directed a TV show called ''Justicia Para Todos'' ("Justice for All").

External links

Justicia Nacional's site
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