Popular Renewal (Spanish: Renovación Popular, RP) is a Peruvian conservative political party. Founded in 2020, the party is the successor of the former National Solidarity Party founded and led by former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio. Following its poor results at the 2020 snap parliamentary election, leader Rafael López Aliaga announced the party's re-foundation under the Popular Renewal.[3]
Popular Renewal Renovación Popular | |
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| Abbreviation | RP |
| President | Rafael López Aliaga |
| Secretary-General | Gustavo Pacheco |
| Founder | Rafael López Aliaga |
| Founded | 7 October 2020 |
| Preceded by | National Solidarity |
| Headquarters | Calle Costa Rica N° 157 – Jesús María, Lima |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[A][2] |
| Colours | Sky blue |
| Congress | 10 / 130 |
| Governorships | 0 / 25 |
| Regional Councillors | 2 / 274 |
| Province Mayorships | 2 / 196 |
| District Mayorships | 36 / 1,678 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| renovacionpopular.pe | |
^ A: A broad right-wing party, it has also been described as far-right by some news outlets. | |
History
editAs Rafael López Aliaga was elected in mid-2019 as Secretary General of National Solidarity following Luis Castañeda's resignation due to the pretrial detention on the Odebrecht scandal in Peru, the party shifted to a Christian conservative ideology and support for the current constitution of 1993. At the 2020 parliamentary election, National Solidarity received 1.5% of the popular vote, placing nineteenth out of twenty-one participating lists, thus failing to attain representation.[4] Following its poor results in the election, the party underwent a formal reconstruction.[5] During this period, Rafael López Aliaga formally announced his candidacy for the presidency in the 2021 general election, stating that he intended to gather all possible support from the country's conservative circles.[6]
Under this new platform, López Aliaga announced the dissolution of National Solidarity, effectively re-founding the party under the name Popular Renewal, in October 2020.[7] Assuming the position of party president, he stated that the party is "re-founded with principles of solidarity and anchored in God, Christ."[8]
The party's name-change was officially recognized in December 2020.[9] Simultaneously, López Aliaga was formally declared the party's presidential nominee for the 2021 general election, alongside Neldy Mendoza, chair of the Family and Life Institute, and Jorge Montoya, former Joint Command Chief, as his first and second running mates.[10] López Aliaga affirmed that there will be no alliances with other political parties for those elections,[11] he also announced that the proposals they give will be based on five axes: health, work, security, education and anti-corruption.[12]
On Election Day, Lopez Aliaga placed third in an race of 18 candidates, while in the congressional election, the party gained 13 seats being the third most voted party and the fifth largest force in Congress.
Ideology and position
editAs a successor of National Solidarity, Popular Renewal sits on the right-wing of the political spectrum.[13] The party holds onto a conservative platform, mainly based in opposition to abortion, LGBT rights, and "gender ideology".[14] It has been described as "far-right" by journalists in some news outlets including Radio France Internationale,[15] Público,[16] France 24,[17] Infobae,[18] and Página 12.[19]
Its members in the Congress of Peru have been described as being part of a "far-right" bloc allied with Go on Country and Popular Force.[20] Internationally, the party has aligned with far-right groups, with Peruvian investigative journalism website OjoPúblico writing in an article discussing far-right alliances in the Americas that members of the far-right Spanish political party Vox travelled to Peru to obtain signatures for the anti-leftist manifesto known as the Madrid Charter, with Popular Renewal, along with the parties Go on Country of Hernando de Soto and Popular Force of Keiko Fujimori, signing the document.[21][22][23]
López Aliaga also opposed the secret effective collaboration agreement with the Odebrecht company, considering it a "harmful issue" for the Peruvian government.[24] He has also been against controversial businessmen such as José Graña and Jorge Barata.[25]
Electoral history
editPresidential
edit| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2021 | Rafael López Aliaga | 1,692,279 | 11.75 | Lost 
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| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Congress | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rafael López Aliaga | 1,199,705 | 9.33 | 13 / 130
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Minority |
References
edit- ^ Fowks, Jacqueline (2021-04-01). "Las propuestas xenófobas marcan el último debate presidencial en Perú". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ Vildoso Chirinos 2022, p. 70.
- ^ Caretas, Política (7 October 2020). "Solidaridad Nacional ahora es Renovación Popular: cambio lo anunció Rafael López Aliaga". caretas.pe.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Flash boca de urna: Apra y Solidaridad Nacional no tendrían congresistas". andina.pe.
- ^ Opinión, Lucidez (20 August 2020). "Anuncian plan de reestructuración de Solidaridad Nacional". lucidez.pe.
- ^ Noticias, RPP (12 January 2020). "Rafael López Aliaga anuncia su candidatura a la Presidencia por Solidaridad Nacional". rpp.pe.
- ^ PERÚ, Diario El Comercio (2 October 2020). "Elecciones 2021: Rafael López Aliaga ya tiene a sus precandidatos para la plancha presidencial y el Congreso". elcomercio.pe.
- ^ PERÚ, Diario La República (7 October 2020). "Solidaridad Nacional cambia de nombre a Renovación Popular". larepublica.pe.
- ^ Diario Gestión, Redacción (12 December 2020). "JNE aprobó cambio de denominación y símbolo de Renovación Popular, ex Solidaridad Nacional". gestion.pe.
- ^ UCI, Redacción. "Rafael López Aliaga encabeza plancha presidencial de Renovación Popular". uci.pe.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (2020-09-29). "Solidaridad Nacional | Elecciones 2021: Solidaridad Nacional cambia de nombre y Rafael López será su precandidato | PERU". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2020-10-07). "Solidaridad Nacional cambia de nombre a Renovación Popular". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Vildoso Chirinos 2022, p. 70-71.
- ^ Noticias, RPP (12 January 2020). "Rafael López Aliaga anuncia su candidatura a la Presidencia por Solidaridad Nacional". rpp.pe.
- ^ "Elecciones en Perú: la ultraderecha se queda con Lima". Radio France Internationale. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
La capital del Perú será gobernada por la ultraderecha. En un final voto a voto, el acaudalado empresario del partido fascista Renovación Popular
- ^ "La oposición peruana presenta una moción de censura contra el presidente Pedro Castillo". Público. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
el partido de ultraderecha Renovación Popular
- ^ "Perú: el Congreso rechazó abrir un proceso de destitución contra el presidente Pedro Castillo". France 24. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
el ultraderechista Renovación Popular
- ^ "President of Peru regrets that the opposition "tripping" his government". Infobae (in European Spanish). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
the far-right Popular Renewal
- ^ Noriega, Carlos (21 December 2022). "Perú: el Congreso aprobó adelantar las elecciones a abril del 2024 | La derecha legislativa bloqueó la propuesta de crear una Asamblea Constituyente". Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
A far-right sector also voted against it. They were the legislators of the fascist Popular Renewal party.
- ^ • "Peru's Castillo will struggle to stay in office". Oxford Analytica. Emerald Expert Briefings. oxan–db (oxan–db). 11 August 2022. doi:10.1108/OXAN-DB272027.
The far-right parties in Congress -- Renovacion Popular (Popular Renewal) and Avanza Pais (Forward Country)
- <Vásquez, Jorge Rendón (10 April 2022). "Desmanes en las calles: la ultraderecha está jugando con la gasolina... y con el fuego". El Búho (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
The far right, personified in Congress by 43 representatives of the groups Fuerza Popular, Renovación Popular and Avanza País and some of their center allies
- "Así se movieron los votos en el Congreso para darle la ajustada confianza al gabinete de Aníbal Torres". LaMula (in Spanish). 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
Far-right: Fuerza Popular since then marked its line of voting against all the cabinets that Pedro Castillo names from now on. ... To these votes against were added those of Popular Renewal and Avanza País
- "Perú: nuevo intento destituyente en contra de Pedro Castillo | El Congreso aprobó una moción para derrocarlo, la tercera en 16 meses". Pagina 12 (in Spanish). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
tres partidos de derecha radical -Fuerza Popular, Renovación Popular y Avanza País
- <Vásquez, Jorge Rendón (10 April 2022). "Desmanes en las calles: la ultraderecha está jugando con la gasolina... y con el fuego". El Búho (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Teruggi, Marco (20 October 2021). "La derecha dura española descubrió América | El grupo Vox busca crear una internacional en la "iberoesfera"". Página 12. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Poderes no santos: alianzas de ultraderecha en Latinoamérica". OjoPúblico (in Spanish). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Cabral, Ernesto (2021-01-12). "Militares en retiro con discursos extremistas se vinculan a políticos para apoyar la vacancia". OjoPúblico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2021-03-05). "Rafael López Aliaga: "Toda la doctrina de género, evidentemente va a ser exterminada" | Renovación Popular | Elecciones 2021 | ENTREVISTA | | ELECCIONES-2021". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2021-03-05). "Rafael López Aliaga: "Toda la doctrina de género, evidentemente va a ser exterminada" | Renovación Popular | Elecciones 2021 | ENTREVISTA | | ELECCIONES-2021". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
Works cited
edit- Vildoso Chirinos, Carmen (31 December 2022). "López Aliaga y Renovación Popular: un proyecto de restauración patriarcal" (PDF). Discursos del Sur, revista de teoría crítica en Ciencias Sociales (10): 67–85. doi:10.15381/dds.n10.22741.