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Viewing cable 06LIMA123, RECORD 24 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REGISTERED;
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06LIMA123 | 2006-01-12 14:04 | 2011-05-18 12:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Lima |
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SUBJECT: RECORD 24 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REGISTERED;
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REF: A. LIMA 5396 (05)
¶B. LIMA 5332 (05)
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SUBJECT: RECORD 24 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REGISTERED;
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REF: A. LIMA 5396 (05)
¶B. LIMA 5332 (05)
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SUMMARY
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¶1. (U) A record 24 parties/alliances met the 1/9 deadline to
apply to register their presidential tickets for the April
election. Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's bid to head the Si
Cumple party ticket was rejected by the Lima Special
Electoral Board, but is being appealed to the National
Electoral Board (JNE), which is expected to render a decision
by the end of the week. End Summary.
-------------------------------------
TWENTY-FOUR CANDIDATES TO CHOOSE FROM
-------------------------------------
¶2. (U) Twenty-four parties/alliances applied to register
their presidential candidates with the Lima Special Electoral
Board (JEE) by the 1/9 filing deadline for the 4/9 elections.
This is the largest number of presidential candidates in
Peru's history. The previous high was 18 in 1980; in 2001
there were only eight. The JEE is in the process of
reviewing the registration applications, publishing an
announcement of each application that meets the legal
requirements in the Legal Norms official gazette. Following
publication, members of the public have two days in which to
submit challenges to a an application.
¶3. (SBU) Alberto Fujimori's party, Si Cumple (He Delivers),
sought to register Fujimori as its presidential candidate.
The JEE rejected this, in a resolution published on 1/10,
which concluded that the 2001 vote by Congress disqualifying
Fujimori from holding public office for 10 years also
precluded him from running for public office. Si Cumple's
leadership vowed to appeal this decision to the National
Electoral Board (JNE) and threatened to stage massive public
protests. Meanwhile, Alianza por el Futuro (the alliance of
pro-Fujimori parties Cambio 90 and Nuevo Mayoria) submitted
Congresswoman Martha Chavez as its presidential candidate.
Chavez made it clear that she is running as Fujimori's proxy.
(COMMENT: This two pronged Fujimorista approach of
attempting to run Fujimori on the Si Cumple ticket, while
preparing a fall-back candidacy on the Alianza por el Futuro
slate has been planned by the Fujimoristas for some time (Ref
B). END COMMENT.)
¶5. (SBU) The presidential tickets that have submitted their
registration requests are:
THE MAJOR CANDIDATES
--------------------
-- Unidad Nacional (National Unity) alliance, headed by
Lourdes FLORES Nano. Flores was a Congresswoman in 1990 and
1995 and ran for President in 2001, finishing in third place.
The First Vice President candidate is Arturo WOODSMAN
Pollit, a businessman and engineer with a long history of
public service, most recently heading Peru's successful
hosting of the FIFA Under 17 Soccer World Championship. The
Second Vice President candidate is Luis Enrique CARPOI
Ascuna, Dean of the Catholic University in Arequipa. Unidad
Nacional is considered center-right in its political
orientation.
-- Frente del Centro (Centrist Front) alliance, headed by
Valentin PANIAGUA Corazao. Paniagua was the transition
President after Fujimori resigned in 2000. He has a long
history of public service under other administrations as
Minister of Justice and Education and as a former
Congressman. The First Vice President candidate is Alberto
ANDRADE Carmona, former Mayor of Lima. The Second Vice
President candidate is Gonzalo German AGUIRRE Arriz,
businessman and Secretary General of the Independent National
Coordinating party. The Frente del Centro is considered to
be center-left in orientation.
-- Partido Aprista Peruano (APRA) headed by Alan GARCIA
Perez. Garcia served as President from 1985-90 and ran for
President in 2001, finishing second. The First Vice
President candidate is Luis GIAMPETRI Rojas, a retired
Vice-Admiral. The Second Vice President candidate is Lourdes
MENDOZA del Solar the Deputy Mayor of Arequipa. APRA has no
easy ideological characterization, being populist in rhetoric
but capable of adjusting its policies to the requirements of
the moment.
-- Partido Nacionalista Uniendo al Peru (Nationalist Party
Uniting Peru), formerly Union por el Peru (Union for Peru),
headed by Ollanta HUMALA Tasso. (Note: The party registered
with the JEE as "Union por el Peru" but subsequently voted to
change its name. End Note.) Ollanta Humala is a retired Army
Lieutenant Colonel. He is running as an ultra-nationalist,
anti-system candidate aligned with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
and Bolivia's Evo Morales. He, along with his brother
Antauro (currently on trial for leading the January 2005
rebellion in Andahuaylas that resulted in five deaths), led a
small military rebellion against the Fujimori regime in 2000.
After spending some time in jail, he was pardoned by the
Paniagua interim government, reinstated in the Army, and
served under the Toledo Administration as a military attache
in Paris and South Korea before being retired in December
¶2004. The First Vice President candidate is Gonzalo Raul
GARCIA Nunez, an engineer on the Board of the Central Reserve
Bank. The Second Vice President candidate is Carlos Alberto
TORRES Caro, a lawyer for the Humala family, who previously
served as a prosecutor under, and reportedly had close ties
with, pro-Fujimori Attorney General Blanca Nelida Colan.
THE MINOR CANDIDATES
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-- Alianza para el Progreso (Alliance for Progress): Natale
Juan AMPRIMO Pla. Amprimo is a Congressman representing Lima.
Formerly with Alberto Andrade's (of the Centrist Front)
Somos Peru party, Amprimo renounced that tie in 2005, then
failed in efforts to create a new congressional bloc composed
of young legislators. He is considered center-left.
-- Alianza por el Futuro (Alliance for the Future), Martha
CHAVEZ Cossio. Chavez is a long-time Fujimori supporter who
recently was absolved of corruption charges and resumed her
seat in Congress following a four-year suspension. Her First
Vice President running-mate is Santiago FUJIMORI, the
ex-President's brother.
-- Avanza Pais (Country Advances), Ulises HUMALA Tasso.
Ultra-nationalist Ulises Humala is the older brother of
Ollanta and Antauro. He is a professor at the National
Engineering University. His First Vice Presidential running
mate is party founder Pedro CENAS Casamayor.
-- Con Fuerza Peru (Peru with Force), Peter KOECHLIN.
Koechlin is a businessman and President of Wayra Peru, a new
Peruvian airline that has yet to get off the ground.
-- Concertacion Descentralista (Decentralized Agreement),
Susana Maria del Carmen VILLARAN de la Puente. Villaran is
leader of the Social Democracy Party and was Minister of
Women's Affairs during the 2000 transition government. She
is considered center-left.
-- Frente Amplio de Izquierda (Broad Front of the Left),
Alberto MORENO Rojas del Rio. This party was formerly the
Movimiento Nuevo Izquierda (New Left Movement). Moreno is
the founder and Secretary General of the Communist Party of
Peru Red Fatherland. His First Vice President candidate is
Juan Jose Gorriti Valle, Secretary General of the Workers
Confederation of Peru (CGTP).
-- Frente Independiente Moralizador party (FIM - Independent
Moralizing Front), Fernando OLIVERA Vega. Olivera is leader
and founder of the party. He was a Congressman in the 1990's
and served under the Toledo Administration as Minister of
Justice and Ambassador to Spain. In August 2005, Toledo
appointed the un-popular Olivera as Foreign Minister sparking
the resignation of his Prime Minister and a cabinet crisis
resolved when Olivera was asked to resign after one day in
office. Olivera ran for President in 2001 and placed forth
with just under 10% of the vote. He is considered
center-left.
-- Fuerza Democratica (Democratic Force), Alberto Alfonso
BOREA Odria. Borea was previously Peru's Ambassador to the
Organization of American States and headed the Democractic
Forum, an organization that opposed the authoritarian
Fujimori regime. He is considered center-left.
-- Justicia Nacional (National Justice), Jaime Eduardo
SALINAS Lopez-Torres. Salinas is a U.S.-educated businessman
who unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Lima in 2002. He and his
father, Gen. (R) Jaime Salinas, were detained for attempting
a coup against the Fujimori regime. He is considered
center-right.
-- Partido Socialista (Socialist Party), Javier Diez CANSECO
Cisneros. Canseco is a congressman for Lima and leader of the
Socialist Party. He is considered to be a pro-Castro
Marxist.
-- Peru Ahora (Peru Now), Luis GUERRERO Figueroa. Guerrero
is a pro-coca congressman from Cajamarca, where he twice
served as provincial mayor. He is considered to be a leftist.
-- Peru Posible (Peru Possible), Rafael Luis BELAUNDE Aubry.
Belaunde is an engineer and the son of former President
Fernando Belaunde. He formerly served as a Senator with the
Accion Popular (Popular Action) party. His First Vice
President candidate is Carlos BRUCE Montes de Oca, former
Minister of the Presidency and Minister of Housing under
President Toledo. His Second Vice Presidential candidate is
Romulo MUCHO Mamani who previously served as Vice-Minister of
Energy and Mines and recently became a Congressman
representing Puno. Belaunde is a political maverick, and
Peru Posible, although President Toledo's party, has not been
known for its ideological consistency.
-- Progresemos Peru (Peru Let's Progress), Javier ESPINOZA
Ayaipoma. Little is known of Espinoza or his party.
-- Proyecto Pais (Country Project), Marco Antonio
ARRUNATEGUI. Arrunategui ran for President in 2001, but
placed seventh garnering less than 1% of the vote. He
currently is charged with pedophilia and pimping, but asserts
his innocence.
-- Reconstrucion Democratica (Democratic Reconstruction),
Jose Guillermo Juan CARDO Guarderas. Cardo is a sociologist
who has taught for 20 years in Mexico. He failed to register
another party, Insurgencia Renovadora (Renewing Insurgence).
-- Renacamiento Andino (Andean Rebirth), Ciro Alfredo GALVEZ
Herrera. Galvez is a lawyer and the party's founder. He ran
for President under the same party in 2001 placing sixth with
less than 1% of the votes.
-- Restauracion Nacional (National Restoration), Humberto LAY
Sun. Lay is an evangelical pastor and former member of the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His First Vice
President candidate is Maximo San Roman, who served as
Alberto Fujimori's First Vice President but split with
Fujimori over the 1992 auto-coup.
-- Resurgimiento Peruano (Peruvian Resurgence), Antero ASTO
Flores - Asto is a lawyer and the party's founder. He
unsuccessfully ran for President in 2001.
-- Si Cumple (He Delivers), Alberto FUJIMORI Fujimori. Si
Cumple, as noted, sought to register former President Alberto
Fujimori as its candidate. Should the JNE uphold the JEE's
rejection of Fujimori's candidacy, then the party will
not/not at this stage be entitled to replace him with another
candidate and will not/not run a presidential ticket.
-- Y se Llama Peru (And It is Called Peru). Ricardo WONG.
Wong is the party founder and a businessman who imports
fireworks. He was linked to the fireworks that led to the
Mesa Redonda fire that resulted in the death of over 200
people.
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¶5. (SBU) The plethora of presidential candidates has
generated criticism from politicians and commentators alike,
who note that it reflects the disunity of the political
class, as well as the disorganization and lack of
representativeness of the traditional political parties.
Given that parties must obtain at least four percent of the
legislative vote in order to maintain their registration, it
is expected that most of the smaller parties will disappear
after the 4/9 election. The electoral prospects for the
registered candidates should become clearer after publication
of the next nationwide APOYO poll on 1/15. Additional
biographic data on some of these candidates is available on
Post's SIPRNET site
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/lima/index.cf m . END COMMENT.
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