Citizen Force
Fuerza Ciudadana
AbbreviationFC
General SecretaryJuan Carlos Vizcarra
SpokespersonCarlos Tapia
Founded3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
Merger ofDecentralist Social Force
Citizens for Change
HeadquartersLima
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Seats in the Congress
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Citizen Force (Spanish: Fuerza Ciudadana) is a democratic socialist and progressive political party from Peru. Founded in October 2019, the party was institutionalized out of the union of the Decentralist Social Force and Citizens for Change.

History

Formally announced following the dissolution of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, the party participated in the Together for Peru coalition for the 2020 parliamentary election. Upon the election's poor results as no seats were won, the party left the coalition, and filed for official registration at the National Jury of Elections.

The registration was ultimately unsuccessful, as the party was not going to reach the deadline in order to fully participate as a recognized organization at the 2021 general election. Days before the deadline, the party signed a political accord with the registered Purple Party in order to run together for the upcoming election.[1] Among its members, LGBT activist Susel Paredes registered in the Purple Party and was selected to lead the congressional list for the constituency of Lima.[2][3] Paredes was ultimately elected Congresswoman for Lima.[4][5]

Electoral history

Presidential election

Year Nominee Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2021 Julio Guzmán Purple Party 325,608
2.26
 10th

Elections to the Congress of the Republic

Year Votes % Seats Increase/Decrease Position
2020 710,462

as part of Together for Peru

4.80%
0 / 130
 Steady Minority
2021 697,289

as part of the Purple Party. Only 1 from Citizen Force.

5.42%
3 / 130
 Increase 1 Minority

References

  1. ^ PERÚ, RPP Noticias (24 September 2020). "Partido Morado y Fuerza Ciudadana suscriben acuerdo político para las elecciones del 2021". rpp.pe.
  2. ^ PERÚ, RPP Noticias (27 September 2020). "Susel Paredes: "Yo siempre voy a querer ser presidenta del Perú"". rpp.pe.
  3. ^ El Comercio, Redacción (29 October 2020). "Susel Paredes encabeza lista de precandidatos al Congreso del Partido Morado". elcomercio.pe.
  4. ^ "Resultados2021". resultados2021.decidebien.pe. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ^ "Elecciones Perú: conoce la distribución del voto por regiones y distrito". Ojo Público. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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