Purple Party

Purple Party
Partido Morado
AbbreviationPM
PresidentLuis Durán Rojo
General SecretaryLuis Alberto Arias Minaya
Founded18 November 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-18)[1]
Legalised4 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-04)
Split fromAll for Peru
HeadquartersLima
Youth wingPurple Youth
Membership (2023)22,264[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre[4][3]
Factions:
Centre-left[6] to centre-right[7]
Colors  Purple
Congress
0 / 130
Governorships
0 / 25
Regional Councillors
0 / 274
Province Mayorships
0 / 196
District Mayorships
0 / 1,874
Website
partidomorado.pe/

The Purple Party (Spanish: Partido Morado, PM) is a centrist, liberal, and progressive political party in Peru. The color purple was chosen to represent the blending of red and blue, the colors of left and right-wing parties in Peru, symbolizing the centrist ideology of the party.[8]

  1. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (March 5, 2019). "Partido Morado: radiografía de la agrupación de Julio Guzmán | POLITICA". El Comercio.
  2. ^ https://sroppublico.jne.gob.pe/Consulta/PadronAfiliado [bare URL]
  3. ^ a b "Francisco Sagasti, de tendencia centro-liberal, será el presidente de Perú". Republica.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Partido Morado agrupa liberales y progresistas para una plataforma de centro, asegura Rodolfo Pérez". TVPerú (in Spanish). 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Partido Morado confirma alianza con Fuerza Ciudadana con miras a elecciones 2021". redaccion.lamula.pe (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Francisco Sagasti se ha convertido en el tercer presidente de Perú en una semana". France 24. November 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Fowks, Jacqueline (January 24, 2020). "El Congreso de Perú afronta unas elecciones marcado por el descrédito". El País.
  8. ^ "LatAm in Focus: Why Peru's Political Establishment Is Scared | AS/COA". Council of the Americas. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-12.