Popular Force

Peruvian political party

Popular Force (Spanish: Fuerza Popular, FP) is a Peruvian political party with a national scope, founded on March 9, 2010 by Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori[1] who ran for President of the Republic in Peru's 2011 general elections, obtaining second place, with Rafael Rey and Jaime Yoshiyama as vice presidential candidates.[2] She tried again in the general elections of Peru in 2016, together with José Chlimper and Vladimiro Huaroc as vice presidents, obtaining second place again with 49.88% of valid votes.[3]

Popular Forze
PresidentKeiko Fujimori
General SecretaryLuis Galarreta
FoundedMarch 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)
Colours     Orange      Black
Seats in the Congress
14 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
4 / 274
Province Mayorships
3 / 196
District Mayorships
46 / 1,874
Andean Parliament
3 / 5
Website
fuerzapopular.com.pe

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Year Candidate Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2011 Keiko Fujimori   Force 2011 1st Round:
4,643,064

2nd Round:
7,937,704

1st Round:
23.55
2nd Round:
48.55
1st Round:
2nd

2nd Round:
2nd

2016 Popular Force 1st Round:
6,115,073

2nd Round:
8,555,880

1st Round:
39.86
2nd Round:
49.88
1st Round:
1st

2nd Round:
2nd

2021 1st Round:
1,930,762

2nd Round:
TBD

1st Round:
13.40
2nd Round:
0.00
1st Round:
2nd

2nd Round:
TBD

Year Leader Votes % Seats  /  Position
2011 Keiko Fujimori 2,948,781 23.0%
37 / 130
  37 Minority
2016 4,431,077 36.3%
73 / 130
  36 Majority
2020 1,081,174 7.3%
15 / 130
  58 Minority
2021 1,375,752 11.3%
24 / 130
  9 Minority

References

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  1. "Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi". Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. "Rafael Rey y Jaime Yoshiyama integran plancha presidencial de Keiko Fujimori". Andina (in Spanish). Lima. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. "Após apuração de 100% dos votos no Peru, Kucynski conquista 50,12%". RFI (in French). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2021.