Peru Wins ( es, Gana Perú, GP) was a

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formed for the 2011 general election. It was dominated by the

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and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso.

Constituent parties

(''Partido Nacionalista Peruano'', PNP), left-wing nationalist and populist party, loyal to Humala *

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(''Partido Socialista'', PS), democratic socialist, in the tradition of

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(''Partido Comunista Peruano'', PCP) * Revolutionary Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista Revolucionario'', PSR), founded by left-wing military officers * Political Movement Socialist Voice (''Movimiento Político Voz Socialista'', MPVS) * Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (''Partido Comunista Peruano (Marxista–Leninista)'', PCP(ML)) In the 2006 elections, the Peruvian Nationalist Party could not register in time for the elections. That is why they formed an alliance with the moderate

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(UPP), presenting PNP leader Humala as UPP's candidate and lost the runoff to

Alan García Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Apri ...

. The alliance split a short time after the elections and the Nationalists sat on their own bench in Congress. PCP and PSR were parts of the Broad Left Front. In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 25.3% of the popular vote and 47 of 130 seats, making them the largest and the strongest force in Congress. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, the alliance won 27.0% of the popular vote and two representatives:

Hilaria Supa Hilaria Supa Huamán (born 28 December 1957) is a Peruvian politician, human rights activist, and an active member of several Indigenous women's organizations in Peru and around the world. She was a Congresswoman representing Cusco from 2006-201 ...

and Alberto Adrianzén. Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala won 31.7% of the popular vote. As the first placer, he could qualify for the run-off election. Eventually, he won the second round against right-wing candidate

Keiko Fujimori Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (; ja, 藤森恵子, Fujimori Keiko; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 200 ...

, daughter of former President

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of Force 2011 with 51.5% of the popular vote. Peru Wins formed a majority coalition in Congress with the Possible Peru Alliance, the centrist group of ex-president

Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held ...

. After his inauguration on 28 July 2011, Humala appointed a cabinet mainly consisting of moderate and established experts. This signaled that Peru would not radically shift to the left under Humala.

Nationalist/Peru Wins parliamentary group

All 47 congressmen elected on the party's lists joined the Nationalist/Peru Wins parliamentary group. At the end of the legislative period, the alliance was shattered. Four years after the election, nearly a third of the lawmakers elected on Peru Wins slates had deserted its benches. In October 2015, even Vice President Marisol Espinoza left the parliamentary group. In the 2016 general election, the PNP does not run at all, while the PCP and PS has joined the Broad Front.

Electoral results

Presidential election

Election to the Congress of the Republic

References

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