Contigo (political party)

With You
Contigo
AbbreviationC
PresidentGilbert Violeta
Secretary GeneralSalvador Heresi
FounderPedro Pablo Kuczynski
Founded2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)
Dissolved7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)[citation needed]
Preceded byPeruvians for Change[1]
IdeologySocial conservatism
Economic liberalism
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing[2]

Contigo (English: With You)[3] was a right-wing[4] political party in Peru.

Led by former congressmen Gilbert Violeta, Salvador Heresi and Juan Sheput, Contigo participated of the 2020 parliamentary snap election and the 2021 general election, in both occasions earning a low share of votes in comparison to the success of its preceding organization, Peruvians for Change, which achieved the Peruvian presidency with Pedro Pablo Kuczynski at the 2016 general election.[5][6]

The party was officially dissolved following the 2021 general election for not passing the electoral threshold.

  1. ^ LR, Redacción (15 August 2019). "Contigo demandará a bancada oficialista a que deje de usar el nombre PpK, según Violeta". La República (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Un ex ministro peruano quiere formar su propio Vox con una propuesta "realmente progresista"". El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ Silva, Christian (2 March 2019). "Peruanos por el Kambio cambió de nombre: Ahora se llama 'Contigo'" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Heresi piensa construir un plan "realmente progresista" como partido ultraderechista Vox". La República (in Spanish). 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ Política (27 January 2020). "Contigo: Partido que llevó a Kuczynski a la presidencia no pasó la valla electoral". Federación de Periodistas del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ Política (12 April 2021). "ELECCIONES 2021: TRES PARTIDOS QUE FUERON GOBIERNO QUEDARON FUERA DEL SISTEMA ELECTORAL". Panamericana Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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