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This article lists political parties in Peru.
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
has a
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with several
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competing in legislative elections according to a
party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be u ...
system. As a consequence, it is rare for any single political organization to obtain an absolute majority in 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 compo ...
, thus, these parties often work with each other to form
coalition government A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...
s.


Parties represented in Congress


Other parties

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All for Peru All for Peru ( es, Todos por el Perú, TPP), previously named National Coordinator of Independents ( es, Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes, CNI) was a centrist Peruvian political party. Founded as a party aimed at gathering independent pol ...
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Agricultural People's Front of Peru The Agricultural People's Front of Peru ( es, Frente Popular Agrícola del Perú; FREPAP) is an agrarian political party in Peru, founded in 1989 by Ezequiel Ataucusi Gamonal. The party had 42,083 members in 2020. History Ezequiel Ataucusi G ...
* Christian Peoples' Party * Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland) * Communist Party of Peru (Marxist-Leninist) (Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag) * Contigo *
Direct Democracy Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are repres ...
* The Broad Front for Justice, Life and Freedom *
Green Alternative Ecologist Party of Peru The Peru Green Party ( es, Partido Verde Peru, commonly ''Partido Verde'') and previously ''Green Alternative Ecologist Party of Peru'' is the Green party in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escu ...
* Let's Go Peru * National Victory *
National United Renaissance National United Renaissance ( es, Renacimiento Unido Nacional, RUNA) is a political party in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal ...
* Peru Nation *
Peruvian Aprista Party The Peruvian Aprista Party ( es, Partido Aprista Peruano, PAP) () is a Peruvian political party and a member of the Socialist International. The party was founded as the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) by Víctor Raúl Haya de l ...
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Peruvian Communist Party The Peruvian Communist Party ( es, Partido Comunista Peruano, abbr. PCP) is a communist party in Peru that was founded in 1928 by José Carlos Mariátegui, under the name Peruvian Socialist Party (, PSP). The party changed its name in 1930. In ...
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Peruvian Democratic Party The Peruvian Democratic Party (Spanish: ''Partido Demócrata Peruano'', PDP) is a Peruvian political party founded on 26 June 2006 by former Union for Peru (UPP) members following differences within the party. Elected Congress members Carlos T ...
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Peruvian Nationalist Party Peruvian Nationalist Party (Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista Peruano;'' PNP) is a center-left to left-wing political party in Peru. History The Nationalist Party had as its antecedent the Peruvian Nationalist Movement. The party was original ...
* Peru Secure Homeland *
Sí Cumple Sí Cumple (approximate translation: "Keep Promises" or "He Delivers"), until 2005 called Let's Go Neighbor ( es, link=yes, Vamos Vecino, VV), was a political party of Peru founded by Alberto Fujimori in 1998 in order for the party to participat ...
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Union for Peru Union for Peru ( es, Unión por el Perú) was a Peruvian political party founded by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, an ex- UN Secretary General, in 1994 to run for the Presidency of Peru in the 1995 general elections. Originally a social democratic pa ...


Historical political parties

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Civilista Party The Civilista Party ( es, Partido Civil, PC) was a political party in Peru. History Founded as a countermeasure against the growing power of the military in Peru during the first half of the Republic, the party's sole purpose was to establish a ...
(''Partido Civil'') * Decentralist Party * Decentralist Party of the South * Democrat Party * Democratic Party (''Partido Demócrata'') * Democratic Vanguard Party * Independent Civil Party * Labour Party of Peru *
Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
(''Partido Liberal del Perú'') * National Alliance * National Civic Union * National Union (''Unión Nacional'') * National Party (''Partido Nacional'') * National Integration Party * National Renewal Movement * Nationalist Party of Peru (Eguiguren) * Nationalist Party of Peru (Revilla) * Odriíst National Union (''Unión Nacional Odriísta'') * Peruvian Democratic Union * Regionalist National Party of the Centre * Republican Party of Peru * Revolutionary Democratic Action * Revolutionary Vanguard (Politico-Military) * Urban Rural Trade Unionist Party of Peru


Former Coalitions

* Popular Action- Christian Democracy Alliance (''Alianza Acción Popular-Democracia Cristiana'') * APRA-UNO Coalition (''Coalición APRA-UNO'') * United Left (''Izquierda Unida'') * Democratic Convergence (''Convergencia Democrática'') * Socialist Left (''Socialist Left'') *
Democratic Front Democratic Front is a name used by political parties and alliances in several countries, such as: *Democratic Front (Albania) * Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola *Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Democratic Front (Cyprus) * De ...
(''Frente Democrático'', FREDEMO) *
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 ...
(''Perú 2000'') *
National Unity Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: T ...
(''Unidad Nacional'') * Alliance for the Future (''Alianza por el Futuro'') *
Center Front The Centre Front (Spanish: ''Frente de Centro,'' FC), was a Peruvian political coalition formed by the parties Acción Popular (AP), Somos Perú (PDSP) and Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes (CNI) for the 2006 national election. Its leade ...
(''Frente de Centro'') * Decentralization Coalition (''Concertación Descentralista'') *
Alliance for the Great Change The Alliance for the Great Change—PPK ( es, Alianza por el Gran Cambio – PPK) was an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ("PPK"). Constituent Partie ...
(''Alianza por el Gran Cambio'') * Possible Peru Alliance (''Alianza Electoral Perú Posible'') * Popular Alliance (''Alianza Popular'') * Alliance for the Progress of Peru (''Alianza para el Progreso del Perú'') *
National Solidarity Alliance The National Solidarity Alliance ( es, Alianza Solidaridad Nacional, ASN) was an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election, dominated by the eponymous National Solidarity Party and led by presidential candidate Luis Castañ ...
(''Alianza Solidaridad Nacional'')


Armed rebel groups

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Shining Path The Shining Path ( es, Sendero Luminoso), officially the Communist Party of Peru (, abbr. PCP), is a communist guerrilla group in Peru following Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Gonzalo Thought. Academics often refer to the group as the Commu ...
(also known as ''Partido Comunista del Perú – Sendero Luminoso'') *
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement ( es, Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru, abbreviated MRTA) was a Peruvian Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group which started in the early 1980s. Their self-declared goal was to demonstrate to leftist g ...
(''Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru'') * Revolutionary Left Movement (''Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria'')


See also

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Politics of Peru The politics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system ...
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List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ...
* Liberalism in Peru


References

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Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
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