Peruvian Nationalist Party

The Peruvian Nationalist Party (Spanish: Partido Nacionalista Peruano) is a left-wing political party in Peru.

Peruvian Nationalist Party Partido Nacionalista Peruano
President	Ollanta Humala
Founder	Ollanta Humala Nadine Heredia
Founded	October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
Headquarters	Lima
Youth wing	Juventud Nacionalista ("Nationalist Youth")
Ideology	Left-wing nationalism Socialism Anti-imperialism Republicanism
Political position	Left-wing[1][2]
National affiliation	Peru Wins (2010-2012)
Regional affiliation	Foro de São Paulo COPPPAL
Colours	Red
Congress	0 / 130
Governorships	0 / 25
Regional Councillors	0 / 274
Province Mayorships	0 / 196
District Mayorships	0 / 1,874
Website
www.partidonacionalistaperuano.org.pe
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Ollanta Humala was the Peruvian Nationalist Party's presidential nominee for the 2006 general election, running under Union for Peru, as the party was not registered on time for the election. Humala lost the runoff against Alan Garcia of the Peruvian Aprista Party.[3] In 2010, PNP convened the alliance Peru Wins ("Gana Perú") to participate in 2011 general election. In the runoff vote on 5 June 2011, Humala was elected president against Keiko Fujimori of the Fuerza 2011. He served in office on from 28 July 2011 to 28 July 2016.[4]

Initially perceived as a full-fledged socialist government inspired by Venezuelan Chavismo, Humala's presidency ultimately embraced free-market policies, although not at the same rhythm as previous administrations. Interpreting his sudden change as a betrayal to his voters, the Nationalist congressional caucus was reduced from 47 seats to 26, as most members rejected the government's inaction in fulfilling Humala's campaign initiatives. In addition, First Lady Nadine Heredia sought to be a controversial figure for the administration by indirectly taking a more active role in her husband's work, ultimately being seen as a dual presidency. Pundits agree on qualifying Humala's Nationalist presidency as mediocre, as no substantial changes were made in both economic and social aspects of Peru.[5][6]

The party opted to not take part in the 2016 elections, in order to preserve its status as an official party; in Peru, a party that fails to obtain above 5% in a national election is automatically removed from the registry of political parties. With the party's prospective presidential candidate Daniel Urresti polling at around 1% in the run-up to the election, the PNP decided to refrain from electoral politics until local elections in 2018.[7]

Following a dry spell by not participating of neither the 2018 regional and municipals elections and the 2020 parliamentary election, the party announced Humala as its presidential nominee for the 2021 general election.[8]