Purple Party

The Purple Party (Spanish: Partido Morado) is a centrist, liberal and progressive Peruvian political party. The color purple was chosen to represent the blending of red and blue, the colors of right and left wing parties in Peru, symbolizing the centrist ideology of the party.[4]

Purple Party

Partido Morado
PresidentJulio Guzmán
General SecretaryRodolfo Pérez Osores
Parliamentary SpokespersonDaniel Olivares
Founded18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)[1]
HeadquartersLima
Youth wingPurple Youth
IdeologyProgressivism
Liberalism
Reformism
Republicanism
Radical centrism
Third-way
Libertarian feminism
Anti-Fujimorism
Political positionCentre
Factions:
Centre-left[2] to Centre-right[3]
Colors  Purple
Congress
9 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
0 / 274
Province Mayorships
0 / 196
District Mayorships
0 / 1,874
Website
partidomorado.pe/

History

On 17 October 2016, Julio Guzmán led the First Purple Summit in Lima, Peru, announcing the organization's first steps towards making a party.[5] More than 1,000 individuals participated in establishing guidelines for the political movement.[5] On 18 November 2017, the party was officially founded. After a long process of signature collection for registration, the party was legally recognized by the National Elections Jury on 4 March 2019.[6]

At the 2020 parliamentary election, the party won 7.4% of the popular vote and 9 out of a 130 seats in the Congress of the Republic.[7]

Background

Following the removal of Martín Vizcarra and Manuel Merino's ascension to the presidency, the 2020 Peruvian protests kicked-off. The party's congressional caucus voted against Vizcarra's removal, being the only party which remained in full-opposition to the political move. Refusing to attend Merino's inauguration, congressman Daniel Olivares plead for the release of arbitrarily detained citizens at police stations, while Guzmán participated in the protests. The rest of the caucus remained vigilant against actions taken by Merino's government, which ended on 15 November 2020, only five days into his presidency.[8]

As Merino's resignation was accepted, Congress voted to elect a new President of Congress between the 19 congress members who voted against Vizcarra's removal on 9 November. Talks to select a Purple congressman for the position initiated. Congressman Gino Costa was the first proposal, but was unanimously rejected by the rest of caucuses. On the evening of 15 November 2020, Francisco Sagasti was proposed to run for the First Vice Presidency of Congress in a multiparty list led by leftist congresswoman Rocío Silva-Santisteban (FA). The single list was officially rejected by Congress, prompting to hold the election till the next day. In this second election, Francisco Sagasti led the multiparty list. As the second list led by María Teresa Cabrera (PP) was not approved to run for filing irregularities, the election was imminent. With 97 votes in favor, Sagasti was elected President of Congress, and was inaugurated on the next day as President of Peru to fulfill the 2016-2021 term.[9][10]

2021 presidential election

In September 2020, the Purple Party formally signed a political accord with Citizen Force, an organization which lacks registration in order to participate independently or formally allied in an election, in order to prepare for the 2021 general election.[11] As a result of this accord, LGBT activist Susel Paredes registered in the party.[12] Initially slated for the ticket as a possible running-mate for Julio Guzmán, she was ultimately selected to lead the congressional list for the Lima constituency.[13]

On 23 October 2020, former Miraflores mayoral candidate, Alejandro San Martín, officially registered an alternative ticket for the primary election.[14] Two days later, congresswoman Carolina Lizárraga announced her candidacy for the Purple Party's presidential nomination.[15] Facing a competitive primary, Julio Guzmán filed his ticket on 28 October 2020. Choosing former Minister of Education, Flor Pablo, and congressman Francisco Sagasti, as his running mates, his campaign was put on halt as 2020 Peruvian protests started. Negotiations on which Purple congressman would assume the presidency were tumultuous, as Sagasti was viewed as the only consensus candidate for the role. Reports stated Guzmán ultimately accepted the proposal, thus making Sagasti quit the ticket as second running mate in order to assume the presidency till 2021.[10]

On the primary election held on 29 November 2020, Guzmán was elected as the party's presidential nominee with 77% of the vote, while Carolina Lizárraga placed second with 19.2%, and Alejandro San Martín attained 3.8%.[16]

Election results

Presidential election
Year Candidate Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2021 Julio Guzmán Purple Party TBD
0.00
 TBD

Elections to the Congress of the Republic
Year Votes % Seats / Position
2020 1 095 491 7.4%
9 / 130
 9 Minority


References
  1. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (March 5, 2019). "Partido Morado: radiografía de la agrupación de Julio Guzmán | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú.
  2. "Francisco Sagasti se ha convertido en el tercer presidente de Perú en una semana". France 24. November 16, 2020.
  3. "El Congreso de Perú afronta unas elecciones marcado por el descrédito". El País. January 24, 2020.
  4. "LatAm in Focus: Why Peru's Political Establishment Is Scared | AS/COA". Council of the Americas. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. "La idea no es crear un partido solo para ganar las elecciones". El Comercio (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. El Peruano. "Inscriben al partido político "Partido Morado" en el Registro de Organizaciones Políticas del JNE". busquedas.elperuano.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.
  8. Stefano Pozzebon, Claudia Rebaza and Jaide Timm-Garcia. "Peru's interim president resigns after just five days". CNN. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. "Peru's Congress Selects Centrist Lawmaker To Be New Leader". Associated Press. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  10. Zambrano, Alonso (November 17, 2020). "La llamada clave y las negociaciones que colocaron a Sagasti en la Presidencia". elfoco.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  11. PERÚ, RPP Noticias. "Partido Morado y Fuerza Ciudadana suscriben acuerdo político para las elecciones del 2021". rpp.pe.
  12. PERÚ, RPP Noticias. "Susel Paredes: "Yo siempre voy a querer ser presidenta del Perú"". rpp.pe.
  13. El Comercio, Redacción. "Susel Paredes encabeza lista de precandidatos al Congreso del Partido Morado". elcomercio.pe.
  14. El Comercio, Redacción. "Elecciones 2021: Presentan lista alternativa en el Partido Morado para internas". elcomercio.pe.
  15. Gestión, Redacción. "Elecciones 2021: Carolina Lizárraga será precandidata presidencial del Partido Morado". gestion.pe.
  16. ONPE (November 26, 2020). "Presentación de Resultados: Partido Morado". resultados.onpe.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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