National Victory

National Victory (Spanish: Victoria Nacional) is a Peruvian political party. Founded in 2020, the party is the successor of the former National Restoration Party, founded and led by former evangelical pastor Humberto Lay. As Lay resigned from the leadership in mid-2019, the party underwent a formal reorganization that involved a re-foundation with a name-change. After multiple talks with different political leaders, the party reached an agreement with former footballer George Forsyth in order to reorganize the party.[1]

National Victory

Victoria Nacional
PresidentGeorge Forsyth
Secretary-GeneralJohn Eliot Fernández de Paredes Silva
FounderHumberto Lay (as National Restoration)
FoundedDecember 2020
Preceded byNational Restoration
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right
Seats in Congress
1 / 130
Governorships
1 / 25
Regional Councillors
11 / 274
Province Mayorships
8 / 196
District Mayorships
48 / 1,874

In October 2020, the party announced its re-foundation under Forsyth's leadership, thus effectively dissolving National Restoration, and establishing National Victory. Subsequently, the party nominated Forsyth for President of Peru for the 2021 general election.[2]

Ideology

In contrast to the evangelical roots of National Restoration, National Victory holds on to a liberal conservative platform, with some support for progressive issues such as LGBT rights, as Forsyth has stated his support for a civil union proposal.[3]

Economically, Forsyth is viewed as a pro-market candidate, although his stances on the Peruvian economy (according to Americas Quarterly) "are less clear".[4]

Election results

Presidential elections
Year Candidate Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2021 George Forsyth National Victory TBD TBD TBD

Elections to the Congress of the Republic
Year Votes % Seats / Position
2021 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

References
  1. Zubieta Pacco, René. "Restauración Nacional espera la decisión final de George Forsyth". elcomercio.pe.
  2. Andina, Difusión. "Elecciones 2021: George Forsyth inscribe su precandidatura en Restauración Nacional". andina.pe.
  3. Chirinos, Diego. "George Forsyth: "Estamos cambiando la ideología de Restauración Nacional"". cosas.pe.
  4. O'Boyle, Brendan. "This Soccer Star Could Be Peru's Next President". americasquarterly.org.
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