Peruvians for Change

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Peruvians for Change
Peruanos Por el Kambio
LeaderPedro Pablo Kuczynski
FoundedOctober 2014
IdeologyLiberalism
Progressivism
Liberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
International affiliationNone
ColorsPink
Seats in the Congress
18 / 130
Website
peruanosporelkambio.pe

Peruvians for Change (Spanish: Peruanos Por el Kambio, PPK) is a centre-right[1][2] party in Peru. It was registered in October 2014.[3] Its founder and leader is the economist and former Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, elected President of Peru in the 2016 presidential election. He may be described as conservative[4] and liberal.[5] The party's campaign colors are pink, sky blue and yellow, similar to its predecessor Alliance for the Great Change.

The unorthodox spelling "Kambio" instead of "Cambio" ("change" in Spanish) is intended to make the party have the same initials as its leader.[6]

In the 2016 Congressional election, the party won 16.5% of the votes and 18 out of 130 seats. Their leader Kuczynski was elected president, winning 21.05% in the first and 50.12% in the second round.

References

  1. ^ "Kuczynski retakes second place in Peru polls". LatinNews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Another Peruvian candidate in the crosshairs". BuenosAiresHerald.com. 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "INFOgob". INFOgob.com.pe. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ^ "Market favourite PPK hoping for run-off ahead of Peru elections". Emerging Markets. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ^ "El escrutinio oficial confirma a Kuczynski como rival de Fujimori en el balotaje - La Voz de San Justo - San Francisco Córdoba Argentina". La Voz de San Justo. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  6. ^ Ortiz de Zárate, Roberto. "Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard" (in Spanish). Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. [S]e llamó Peruanos Por el Kambio (PPK), denominación escogida deliberadamente, error ortográfico incluido, para reproducir las iniciales del nombre y el apellido del fundador.