- Fernando Olivera
Fernando Olivera Vega (born in
Lima onSeptember 14 ,1958 ) is a Peruvian politician and leader ofIndependent Moralizing Front (FIM), a Peruvian political party. Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secret tapes public showing Fujimori's advisorVladimiro Montesinos bribing Congressmen, politicians and members of the media.He and his party also have a history of confrontation with
Alan García and APRA. FIM has also been ruling partyPeru Possible 's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's government. Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador toSpain . The dismissal was allegedly due to inefficiency during his office. His designation asMinister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.He was registered as FIM's presidential candidate for the
2006 national election until8 February 2006 , when he dropped out of the race to lead the party's Congressional candidate list. His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.
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