Purple Party
The Purple Party (Spanish: Partido Morado) is a centrist 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.[2]
Purple Party Partido Morado | |
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| President | Julio Guzmán |
| General Secretary | Rodolfo Pérez Osores |
| Spokesperson | Francisco Sagasti |
| Founded | 16 October 2016[1] |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Youth wing | Purple Youth |
| Ideology | Reformism Republicanism Third Way |
| Political position | Centre |
| Congress | 9 / 130
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| Website | |
| partidomorado.pe/ | |
History
On 17 October 2016 following his nominating party's ban from the 2016 Peruvian general election, Julio Guzmán led the First Purple Summit in Lima, Peru, founding the party.[3] More than 1,000 individuals participated in establishing guidelines for the political movement.[3]
References
- https://elcomercio.pe/politica/partido-morado-radiografia-agrupacion-julio-guzman-noticia-613473
- "LatAm in Focus: Why Peru's Political Establishment Is Scared | AS/COA". Council of the Americas. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- "La idea no es crear un partido solo para ganar las elecciones". El Comercio (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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