National Unity (Peru)
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National Unity Unidad Nacional | |
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Abbreviation | UN |
Leader | Lourdes Flores Nano |
Founded | 2000 |
Dissolved | 2008 |
Succeeded by | Alliance for the Great Change, National Solidarity Alliance |
Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
Ideology | Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Conservatism Liberalism Neoliberalism |
Political position | Centre-right |
National Unity (Spanish: Unidad Nacional, UN) was a Peruvian center-right, mainly a Christian democratic electoral alliance.
History
National Unity was founded in 2000 by Lourdes Flores Nano and was considered Peru's third largest party. The party participated in the 2001 general election, on 8 April 2001, where its presidential candidate, Lourdes Flores Nano, won 24.3% of the popular vote and failed to qualify in the June run-off, placing third. At the legislative elections held on the same day, the party won 13.8% of the popular vote and 17 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic.
The Party itself was a loose alliance of the constituent political parties. Its members were initially the Christian People's Party (PPC) (Partido Popular Cristiano), National Solidarity (SN) (Solidaridad Nacional), National Renewal (RN) (Renovación Nacional) and Radical Change (RC) (Cambio Radical), but the latter two left the coalition, following the 2006 general election and during the campaign, respectively. PPC and SN renewed their alliance until 2008. [1]
National Solidarity's leader
The party participated in the
Last years and dissolution
In 2008, both PPC and SN decided to end the coalition. In the
Election results
Presidential elections
Year | Candidate | Coalition | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
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2001 | Lourdes Flores | National Unity | 2 576 653 | 24.30 |
3rd | |
2006 | National Unity | 2 923 280 | 23.81 |
3rd |
Elections to the Congress of the Republic
Year | Votes | % | Seats | / | Position |
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2001 | 1 304 037 | 13.8% | 17 / 120
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17 | Minority |
2006 | 1 648 717 | 15.3% | 17 / 120
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Minority |