Together for Peru

Together for Peru (Spanish: Juntos por el Perú) is a major Peruvian left-wing political coalition of parties, political organizations, social movements and activist citizens whose main objective is to consolidate the different leftist and progressive sectors.[1]

Together for Peru

Juntos por el Perú
PresidentRoberto Sánchez Palomino
Founded22 May 2017
Membership (2020)8,348
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Socialism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
ColorsGreen, Red
Seats in the Congress
0 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
0 / 274
Province Mayorships
0 / 196
District Mayorships
10 / 1,874

History

The Together for Peru coalition was founded in 2017 and officially registered as a party by changing the name of the Peruvian Humanist Party instead of registering all of the parties, thus informally composing the union.[2] Alongside Broad Front, both remain the largest active left-wing coalitions in Peru

2020 congressional elections

At the legislative elections held on 26 January 2020, the party won 4.8% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.[3] Although, the first projections gave the coalition approximately 5.0% within the margin of error, the party failed to get past the electoral threshold in order to attain representation.[4] In this election, the coalition ran allied informally with the New Peru party led by Verónika Mendoza, as the latter organization did not meet the requirements for party registration.[5][6]

2021 general elections

For the 2021 Peruvian general election, the coalition chose Verónika Mendoza to run in presidential elections, partnering again with New Peru.[7] For congress, the coalition had 130 individuals selected to participate, with the leader Roberto Sánchez choosing to run for being the congressman of Lima.[8] Together for Peru also proposed the inclusion of a referendum in the elections to ask Peruvians if they want a new constitution.[9]

Ideology and positions

Together for Peru groups together left and center-left parties that believe that neoliberalism resulted with poverty and inequality in Peru.[10] Overall, Together for Peru leans towards democratic socialism according to EFE.[11] They describe their principles as ensuring equality and equity of all Peruvians, calling for a multicultural society, respecting nature through sustainability and improving tolerance among social groups.[10] The coalition promotes the decentralization of the national government and seeks regional governments to have more authority to increase citizen representation.[10]

Its symbol has red lettering representing Peru's national color and the color of leftist parties while the green represents nature and life.[10]

Members of Together for Peru

Current member parties[12]
Party Main Ideology Leader
Peruvian Humanist Party Humanism Yehude Simon
Peruvian Communist Party Communism Roberto de la Cruz Huamán
Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland Communism Alberto Moreno
Movement for Socialism Socialism Hugo Rodríguez

Former member parties
Party Main Ideology Leader
Decentralist Social Force Party Social democracy Carmela Chung Echevarría
Citizens for Change Democratic socialism Salomon Lerner Ghitis

Election results

Congressional elections
Year Votes % Seats / Position
2020 710 462 4.8%
0 / 130
 N/A

Regional and municipal elections
Year Regional government Provincial mayors District mayors
Outcome Outcome Outcome
2018
0 / 25
0 / 196
10 / 1,874

References
  1. "Juntos por el Perú" (PDF). Together for Peru. May 2020.
  2. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Nace nuevo partido de izquierda Juntos por el Perú". andina.pe.
  3. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Juntos por el Perú y otros 11 partidos no pasarán la valla, al 99.09 % del conteo de ONPE". andina.pe.
  4. PERÚ, Diario Oficial El Peruano. "Boca de urna: Estas serían las nuevas bancadas del Congreso". elperuano.pe.
  5. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Nuevo Perú y Juntos por el Perú postularán al Congreso en alianza electoral". andina.pe.
  6. Peru, Diario La República. "Nuevo Perú va con Juntos por el Perú a elecciones de enero 2020". larepublica.pe.
  7. "Elecciones 2021: Verónika Mendoza lanzó precandidatura en Cusco". Andina (in Spanish). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  8. "Juntos por el Perú confirmó que ya definió su lista de precandidatos al Congreso". Canal N (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  9. Allen, Nicolas (2 December 2020). ""This Impeachment Basically Amounts to a Coup"". Jacobin. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  10. "Juntos por el Perú" (PDF). Together for Peru. May 2020.
  11. "¿Quién es quién en el nuevo Congreso peruano?". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  12. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (21 May 2017). "Nace nuevo partido de izquierda Juntos por el Perú". andina.pe.
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