Back Partido Popular Cristiano German Partido Popular Cristiano Spanish Parti populaire chrétien (Pérou) French Partito Popolare Cristiano (Perù) Italian პერუს ქრისტიანული სახალხო პარტია KA 페루 기독국민당 Korean इसाई जनता पार्टी NE Christelijke Volkspartij (Peru) Dutch
Christian People's Party Partido Popular Cristiano | |
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| Abbreviation | PPC |
| President | Carlos Neuhaus[1] |
| Secretary-General | Claudia Chirinos Matilde Lozada Javier Bedoya Denegri |
| Founder | Luis Bedoya Reyes |
| Founded | December 18, 1966 |
| Split from | Christian Democrat Party |
| Headquarters | 1484 Alfonso Ugarte Ave, Lima |
| Membership (2020) | 278,672 [2] |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Christian humanism Social conservatism Subsidiarity |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America Union of Latin American Parties[3] |
| International affiliation | Christian Democrat International International Democracy Union |
| Colors | Green |
| Seats in the Congress | 0 / 130
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| Governorships | 0 / 25
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| Regional Councillors | 0 / 274
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| Province Mayorships | 0 / 196
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| District Mayorships | 0 / 1,874
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| Website | |
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The Christian People's Party (Spanish: Partido Popular Cristiano, PPC) is a centre-right and conservative political party based on the principles of Christian democracy. It was founded in 1966 by Christian Democratic Party dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes, at the time mayor of Lima.
Participating for the first time in elections in 1978, the PPC managed to solidify its presence in coastal urban areas throughout the 1980s, but it was not enough to win the Peruvian presidency, as Luis Bedoya Reyes placed third in both the 1980 and 1985 general elections. The 1990s saw the party experience an internal crisis while Fujimorism would dominate right-wing politics throughout the decade.
In 2000, the PPC's party registration was revoked by the National Jury of Elections under orders of the Fujimori administration. Recovering its registration in the aftermath of Fujimori's downfall, it became the dominant party of the National Unity coalition, placing third in both the 2001 and 2006 general elections under the candidacy of Lourdes Flores.
Following a series of political failures amid a more severe internal crisis throughout the 2010s, the PPC failed to overcome the electoral threshold at the 2021 general election, and lost its party registration for a second time at the National Jury of Elections.[4][5]
The party attained its re-registration on 11 May 2024, and its projected to participate in a right-wing coalition for the 2026 general election.[6][7][8]
- ^ Redacción EC (2023-08-27). "Designan a Carlos Neuhaus como nuevo presidente del Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC)". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Infogob | Observatorio para la Gobernabilidad". Infogob. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Partidos Miembros" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Ortiz Martínez, Sebastián (2021-04-13). "Una década de crisis en el PPC que se cierra con la pérdida de su inscripción". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Barboza Quiróz, Karem (2021-09-11). "Quince partidos políticos perdieron su inscripción: el difícil camino para volver a registrarse". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Redacción Willax TV (2023-06-14). "David Vera, dirigente del PPC: "Lourdes Flores está haciendo un trabajo monumental para la reinscripción"". Willax Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Redacción EC (11 May 2024). "PPC logra su inscripción ante el JNE y se eleva a 28 la cifra de partidos políticos". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Portada ER (30 June 2024). "¿Se encaminan las alianzas?". El Reporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.