We Can Peru Podemos Perú | |
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| Abbreviation | PP |
| President | José Luna Gálvez |
| Secretary-General | José Luna Morales [es] |
| Founded | 1 October 2018 |
| Split from | National Solidarity Peruvian Nationalist Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] toright-wing[2] |
| Colors | Blue, orange |
| Seats in Congress | 13 / 130 |
| Governorships | 0 / 25 |
| Regional Councillors | 6 / 274 |
| Province Mayorships | 1 / 196 |
| District Mayorships | 39 / 1,874 |
| Website | |
| podemosperu | |
Podemos por el Progreso del Perú (English:We Can for the Progress of Peru), more often known by its shortened namePodemos Perú (English:We Can Peru,PP), is aconservativepolitical party inPeru. Founded in 2018 by economist and former congressmanJosé Luna Gálvez. For the2021 general election,Daniel Urresti was nominated by the party for the Presidency. In the election, Urresti placed 9th with 5.6% of the vote. While in the congressional election, the party won five seats, mainly from Lima, Callao and Ica.
The legal officer of theNational Office of Electoral Processes, Susana Guerrero, was discharged from the party for irregularities concerning the creation and registration of the party.[3] In face of the crisis,Daniel Urresti, then candidate forMayor of Lima, took over the leadership of the party.[4]
For the2020 snap parliamentary election,José Luna Gálvez announced that he would temporarily resign from the leadership of Podemos Perú, after being investigated in the case that surrounded former Lima MayorLuis Castañeda to avoid "hurting the party".[5] Luna, also owner of the Telesup University, said that he did not participate in the elections either "so as not to damage the party."[6] However, his son José Luna Morales did. The party won 11 seats in the Congressional elections in which, eight of them are coming from Lima. The party also received the most votes in Lima.
For the2021 general election, Urresti was nominated by the party for the Presidency. However, on 4 February 2021, he was disqualified from the race, but he was reinstated in the race by theNational Jury of Elections on 18 February.[7][8] In the election, Urresti placed 9th with 5.6% of the vote. While in the congressional election, the party won five seats, mainly from Lima, Callao and Ica.
| Year | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
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| 2021 | Daniel Urresti |  | Podemos Perú | 791,272 | 5.61 | 9th |
| Year | Votes | % | Seats |  / | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 240 716 | 8.38% | 11 / 130 | 11 | Minority |
| 2021 | 750,238 | 5.83% | 5 / 130 | 6 | Minority |
