Fuerza Popular
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Popular Force
Fuerza Popular |
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|---|---|
| President | Keiko Fujimori |
| Spokesperson |
Rolando Sousa, Luis Galarreta, Daniel Salaverry |
| Founder | Keiko Fujimori |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Preceded by | Sí Cumple |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Ideology |
Fujimorism Conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in the Congress |
72 / 130
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| Website | |
| www |
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Popular Force (Spanish: Fuerza Popular, FP), until 2012 called Force 2011 (Spanish: Fuerza 2011), is a conservative Fujimorista political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori.
In the 2011 presidential election, Popular Force supported the candidacy of Keiko Fujimori for President, Rafael Rey for First and Jaime Yoshiyama for Second Vice President. Their ticket won 23.55% of votes in the first round, but was defeated by Ollanta Humala's ticket in the runoff with 48.55%.
The party obtained 37 seats in the National Congress and 1 seat in the Andean Parliament.
In the 2016 elections, the party won an absolute majority in Congress (36.3% of votes; 71 out of 130 seats). In the presidential vote however, party leader Keiko Fujimori was defeated again by a small margin, gaining 49.88% in the runoff against President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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