- Alliance for the Future
Infobox_Political_Party
party_name = Alianza por el Futuro
"Alliance for the Future"
colorcode = #013068
party_
leader =Alberto Fujimori
foundation =2006
ideology =Centre-Right
headquarters =Lima
members =
european =
international =
website =Alliance for the Future ("Alianza por el Futuro") is a
Peru vian political alliance formed by pro-Fujimori parties Change 90 ("Cambio 90") andNew Majority ("Nueva Mayoría") for the 2006 national election. Its presidential candidate was former President of Congress Martha Chávez Cossio.2006 election
The party was apparently initially registered in case former President Alberto Fujimori's own ticket (under the party
Sí Cumple ). Fujimori's bid for president was rejected due to his ban by Congress to hold office until2011 , and this coalition became the only pro-Fujimori option in the election after the National Election Jury ("Jurado Nacional de Elecciones") upheld the ban.The candidates were:
* For President: Martha Chávez Cossio
* For First Vice-President: Santiago Fujimori Fujimori
* For Second Vice-President:Rolando Sousa Huanambal Chávez is currently a Congresswoman (1990-2006), and was the first woman in Peruvian history to become President of Congress (1995-96). She was suspended from Congress in 2002 after corruption accusations, but was reinstated in 2005 after she was acquitted in court. Santiago Fujimori is Alberto's younger brother and advisor. Souza is a lawyer and has not had a prominent role in politics before.
The vice-presidential candidates also ran for Congress under candidate numbers 4 and 3, respectively, in the Alliance's list for Lima. This list also included
Keiko Fujimori , Alberto's daughter and former First Lady (after her parents' separation), as candidate number 1, who obtained the largest number of votes for an individual candidate. Another member of the party isAlejandro Aguinaga , Alberto Fujimori's personal doctor.The Alliance's logo consists of an orange oval with the "AF 2006" in white. "AF" serves as both the initials of the coalition and those of Fujimori.
At the
legislative elections held on9 April 2006 , the party won 13.1 % of the popular vote and 13 out of 120 seats in Congress.External links
* [http://www.fujimoristas.com/ Fujimoristas] Official Site
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