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Now Nation Ahora Nación | |
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| Leader | Alfonso López Chau |
| Founded | 13 May 2023 |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Membership (2024) | 31,000[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| Colors | Red White |
| Website | |
| https://ahoranacion.org.pe | |
Now Nation (Spanish: Ahora Nación) is a centre-left political party in Peru.[3] Founded in May 2023, the party is led by economist and academic Alfonso López Chau, current rector of the National University of Engineering.[4]
The party is projected to participate in the 2026 general election with López Chau as its presumptive presidential nominee.[5]
- ^ Paucar, Luis (11 June 2024). "Alfonso López Chau, rector de la UNI, anuncia su candidatura presidencial: "Es una obligación moral"". infobae.com.
- ^ "Alfonso López-Chau, rector y candidato presidencial peruano: "La Constitución defiende intereses mezquinos; hay que cambiarla"". El País (in European Spanish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
The rector of the National Engineering University, known for welcoming demonstrators from the regions who marched against Dina Boluarte, has created a center-left party with young people.
- ^ Ahora Nación. "Sobre Nosotros - AHORA NACIÓN". ahoranacion.org.pe.
- ^ "Rector de la UNI, Alfonso López Chau, busca alianza de centroizquierda con partido nuevo". El País (in European Spanish). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Projection. Rector of UNI favors a center-left coalition. His followers initiate procedures to register the nascent organization Ahora Nación, a requirement to participate in elections.
- ^ "Rector de la UNI anuncia que postulará a la presidencia: "Voy a empezar a actuar como candidato"". El País (in European Spanish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Alfonso López-Chau will participate in the 2026 presidential elections with the Ahora Nación party. This decision reflects his gratitude towards the young people who encouraged him not to seek a candidacy through a "surrogate womb".