Go Peru

Go Peru (Spanish: Vamos Perú) is a centrist and liberal Peruvian political party. Headquartered in Lima, the party mainly operates in the Constitutional Province of Callao.[1]

Go Peru

Vamos Perú
PresidentJuan Sotomayor
Founded27 September 2013
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Membership (2020)27,758
IdeologyLiberalism
Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre to centre-right
Colors  Salmon red
Seats in the Congress
0 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
1 / 274
Province Mayorships
2 / 196
District Mayorships
2 / 1,874

Founded in mid-2013 by former Mayor of Callao, Juan Sotomayor, he currently serves a 36 preventive prison sentence as he awaits trial after being syndicated as the head of the Rich Port II organization, dedicated to the collection of ghost payroll members to the detriment of the Callao Public Cleaning Services company. The organization is also accused of being the author of the alleged crime against property and extortion to the detriment of the ESLIMP-CALLAO (Municipal Private Law Company). The Callao Provincial Attorney for Organized Crime ordered Sotomayor's pretrial detention along other members of the party.[2] Sotomayor was first elected provincial mayor in 2010 for the Chim Pum Callao Movement led by former Governor of Callao, Alex Kouri, and ran for reelection in 2014 with the newly-founded party in alliance with Kouri's regional organization.[3]

At the start of Sotomayor's second term, the party became part of the Popular Alliance coalition alongside the social-democratic Peruvian Aprista Party and the social conservative Christian People's Party, for the 2016 general election.[4][5] The coalition's presidential nominee, former President Alan García, placed fifth with 5.8% of the popular vote, while the coalition attained 8.3% at parliamentary level, winning 5 seats going to the APRA only.[6]

At the legislative elections held on 26 January 2020, the party won 2.1% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.[7]

Election results

Presidential election
Year Candidate Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2016 Alan García
sinmarco
 Popular Alliance

PAP-PPC-VP

 894 278
5.83
 5th

Elections to the Congress of the Republic
Year Votes % Seats / Position
2016 1 013 735 8.3%

as part of Popular Alliance
0 / 130
 N/A
2020 311 413 2.1%
0 / 130
 N/A

Regional and municipal elections
Year Gobiernos Regionales Alcaldías Provinciales Alcaldías Distritales
Outcome Outcome Outcome
2014
0 / 25
0 / 196
6 / 1,874
2018
0 / 25
2 / 196
10 / 1,874

References
  1. Political Party Database Project, PPDB. "Estatuto del Partido Político Vamos Perú" (PDF). politicalpartydb.org.
  2. Ilustración Peruana, Caretas. "Juan Sotomayor, exalcalde del Callao, es detenido por estar acusado de ser el líder de una red criminal". caretas.pe.
  3. PERÚ, Gestión. "Juan Sotomayor y Víctor Albrecht cumplirán 36 meses de prisión preventiva". gestion.pe.
  4. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Apra y PPC inscriben coalición denominada Alianza Popular". andina.pe.
  5. PERÚ, Gestión. "JNE valida inscripción de alianza electoral que postulará a Alan García". gestion.pe.
  6. PERÚ, El Comercio. "Alianza Popular quedó disuelta, confirma dirigente aprista". elcomercio.pe.
  7. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "11 partidos no pasarán la valla, al 99.09 % del conteo de ONPE". andina.pe.
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