Alliance for the Great Change
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The Alliance for the Great Change — PPK ( is an electoral alliance
in Peru
formed for the general election, 2011
to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
("PPK").
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski himself is a non-partisan.
In the 2006 election, the Christian democrats led the alliance National Unity
, the Humanists were part of the Decentralization Coalition
, the Alliance for Progress participated separately. RN formed a parliamentary alliance with the Center Front
after the elections.
In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 14.42 % of the popular vote and 12 of 130 seats, making them the fourth largest group in parliament. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, the won 13.94 %.
Running mates of PPK were Máximo San Román, former Vice president under Alberto Fujimori
who left the Fujimorist party Cambio 90
and is now considered close to National Restoration for First Deputy and Marisol Pérez Tello (PPC) for Second Deputy.
Kuczynski, after a very personalist campaign, won 18.51 % of the presidential votes, placing him third, but not enough to qualify for the second round.
For the runoff PPK, San Román and Lay endorsed right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori
, dissenting humanist Simon supports left-winger Ollanta Humala
.
In campaign, the alliance used the colors shocking pink
, light blue and yellow
.
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
formed for the general election, 2011
Peruvian general election, 2011
The Peruvian general election, 2011 took place on 10 April 2011. Since no candidate received more than half of all valid votes, a second round was necessary to determine the winner. This second round took place on 5 June and determined the successor of Alan García, as well as 130 members of the...
to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard , better known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian public administrator, economist, and politician that participate in the policy of his country....
("PPK").
Constituent Parties
- Christian People's PartyChristian People's Party (Peru)The Christian People's Party is a center-right and conservative political party based on Christian Democracy. It was founded in 1966 by a group of Peruvian Christian Democracy dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes....
(Partido Popular Cristiano, PPC), Christian democratic and conservative, chaired by Lourdes FloresLourdes FloresLourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano is a Peruvian politician and lawyer. She currently leads the Unidad Nacional ' alliance and the Partido Popular Cristiano ' in Peru, which is the most well-known right-of-center party of the country.-Biography:Lourdes Flores was born in Lima on 7 October 1959... - Alliance for ProgressAlliance for Progress (Peru)The Alliance for Progress is a Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 2.3% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic....
(Alianza para el Progreso), led by César Acuña - National RestorationNational RestorationNational Restoration is a Peruvian political party controlled by Evangelical Christians and associated with Christian fundamentalism...
(Restauración Nacional, RN), Evangelical Christian and social conservative, led by Humberto Lay - Peruvian Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Peruano, PHP), humanist (center-left), led by Yehude SimonYehude SimonYehude Simon Munaro is a Peruvian politician and former Prime Minister of Peru.-Early life and family:He is of Jewish and Italian descent and was born in Lima. When he was a child his family moved to Chiclayo to further a business selling shoes...
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski himself is a non-partisan.
In the 2006 election, the Christian democrats led the alliance National Unity
National Unity (Peru)
National Unity was a Peruvian center-right, mainly Christian democratic electoral alliance.National Unity was founded in 2000 by Lourdes Flores Nano and was considered Peru's third largest party. The party participated in the 2001 presidential election, on 8 April 2001, when its candidate,...
, the Humanists were part of the Decentralization Coalition
Decentralization Coalition
Concertación Descentralista is a Peruvian electoral coalition established to contend in the 2006 national election. It comprises two national-level parties: the Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Perú and the Partido Movimiento Humanista Peruano...
, the Alliance for Progress participated separately. RN formed a parliamentary alliance with the Center Front
Center Front
The Center Front was a Peruvian political coalition formed by the parties Acción Popular , Somos Perú and Coordinadora Nacional de Independientes for the 2006 national election...
after the elections.
In the congressional election on April 10, the alliance won 14.42 % of the popular vote and 12 of 130 seats, making them the fourth largest group in parliament. In the elections for the five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament, the won 13.94 %.
Running mates of PPK were Máximo San Román, former Vice president under Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
who left the Fujimorist party Cambio 90
Cambio 90
Cambio 90-Nueva Mayoría was a right-wing Peruvian political party which entered the political spectrum in early 1990, and by June 1991 was the most powerful political force in the nation....
and is now considered close to National Restoration for First Deputy and Marisol Pérez Tello (PPC) for Second Deputy.
Kuczynski, after a very personalist campaign, won 18.51 % of the presidential votes, placing him third, but not enough to qualify for the second round.
For the runoff PPK, San Román and Lay endorsed right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian Fujimorista politician, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. She served as First Lady, from 1994 to 2000, after her parents divorced, becoming the youngest First Lady in the history of the Americas...
, dissenting humanist Simon supports left-winger Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
.
In campaign, the alliance used the colors shocking pink
Shocking Pink
Shocking Pink is the eighth cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.-Plot:...
, light blue and yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
.