We Are Peru
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The Democratic Party "We Are Peru" (Spanish: Partido Democrático Somos Perú, SP or PDSP) is a Christian democratic political party in Peru. It has party committees in nineteen regions of the country.
Infobox
Abbreviation
SPPDSP
Leader
José Jerí
President
Patricia Li
Founder
Alberto Andrade
Founded
1995 (as We are Lima)1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) (as We are Peru)
Split from
Christian People's Party
Headquarters
Av. Gral. Mendiburu 584, Miraflores, Lima
Membership (2020)
121,577
Ideology
Christian democracyDecentralisation
Political position
Right-wing
Colours
mw- Blue and Red
Congress
9 / 130
Governorships
7 / 25
Regional Councillors
42 / 274
Province Mayorships
28 / 196
District Mayorships
171 / 1,874
Tables
· Electoral history › Presidential election
2000
2000
Year
2000
Candidate
Alberto Andrade
Party / Coalition
Democratic Party "We Are Peru"
Votes
333 048
Percentage
mw- .mw- .mw- 3.00
Outcome
3rd
2001
2001
Year
2001
Candidate
Jorge Santistevan
Party / Coalition
Democratic Party "We Are Peru"
Votes
Ticket withdrawn
Percentage
N/A
Outcome
N/A
2006
2006
Year
2006
Candidate
Valentín Paniagua
Party / Coalition
Centre Front
AP-PDSP-TPP
Votes
706 156
Percentage
5.75
Outcome
5th
2011
2011
Year
2011
Candidate
Alejandro Toledo
Candidate
Party / Coalition
Possible Peru Alliance
PP-AP-PDSP
Votes
2 289 561
Percentage
15.63
Outcome
4th
2016
2016
Year
2016
Candidate
César Acuña
Party / Coalition
Alliance for the Progress of Peru
APP-RN-PDSP
Votes
Disqualified
Percentage
N/A
Outcome
N/A
2021
2021
Year
2021
Candidate
Daniel Salaverry
Candidate
Party / Coalition
Democratic Party "We Are Peru"
Votes
234,238
Percentage
1.66
Outcome
12th
2026
2026
Year
2026
Candidate
George Forsyth
Candidate
Party / Coalition
Democratic Party "We Are Peru"
| Year | Candidate | Party / Coalition | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
| 2000 | Alberto Andrade | Democratic Party "We Are Peru" | 333 048 | mw- .mw- 3.00 | 3rd | |
| 2001 | Jorge Santistevan | Democratic Party "We Are Peru" | Ticket withdrawn | N/A | N/A | |
| 2006 | Valentín Paniagua | Centre Front AP-PDSP-TPP | 706 156 | 5.75 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Alejandro Toledo | | Possible Peru Alliance PP-AP-PDSP | 2 289 561 | 15.63 | 4th |
| 2016 | César Acuña | Alliance for the Progress of Peru APP-RN-PDSP | Disqualified | N/A | N/A | |
| 2021 | Daniel Salaverry | | Democratic Party "We Are Peru" | 234,238 | 1.66 | 12th |
| 2026 | George Forsyth | | Democratic Party "We Are Peru" | |||
· Electoral history › Elections to the Congress of the Republic
2000
2000
Year
2000
Votes
715,396
%
7.2%
Seats
9 / 120
/
9
Position
Minority
2001
2001
Year
2001
Votes
544,193
%
5.8%
Seats
4 / 120
/
5
Position
Minority
2006
2006
Year
2006
Votes
760,245
%
7.1%
as part of Centre Front. Only 1 from We are Peru.
Seats
5 / 120
/
3
Position
Minority
2011
2011
Year
2011
Votes
1,904,180
%
14.8%
as part of Possible Peru Alliance. Only 2 from We are Peru.
Seats
21 / 130
/
1
Position
Minority
2016
2016
Year
2016
Votes
1,125,682
%
9.2%
as part of Alliance for the Progress of Peru. None from We Are Peru.
Seats
9 / 130
/
2
Position
N/A
2020
2020
Year
2020
Votes
895,700
%
6.1%
Seats
11 / 130
/
11
Position
Minority
2021
2021
Year
2021
Votes
788,488
%
6.1%
Seats
5 / 130
/
6
Position
Minority
| Year | Votes | % | Seats | / | Position |
| 2000 | 715,396 | 7.2% | 9 / 120 | 9 | Minority |
| 2001 | 544,193 | 5.8% | 4 / 120 | 5 | Minority |
| 2006 | 760,245 | as part of Centre Front. Only 1 from We are Peru. | 5 / 120 | 3 | Minority |
| 2011 | 1,904,180 | as part of Possible Peru Alliance. Only 2 from We are Peru. | 21 / 130 | 1 | Minority |
| 2016 | 1,125,682 | as part of Alliance for the Progress of Peru. None from We Are Peru. | 9 / 130 | 2 | N/A |
| 2020 | 895,700 | 6.1% | 11 / 130 | 11 | Minority |
| 2021 | 788,488 | 6.1% | 5 / 130 | 6 | Minority |
References
- www.europapress.eshttps://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-castillo-reune-lideres-partidos-peru-antes-votacion-admitir-mocion-censura-contra-20211204013456.html
- www.europapress.eshttps://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-castillo-reune-lideres-partidos-peru-antes-votacion-admitir-mocion-censura-contra-20211204013456.html
- www.europapress.eshttps://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-castillo-reune-lideres-partidos-peru-antes-votacion-admitir-mocion-censura-contra-20211204013456.html
- "La metamorfosis de Somos Perú: del umbral de la desaparición al partido que llevó a José Jerí como presidente"https://www.infobae.com/peru/2025/10/10/la-metamorfosis-de-somos-peru-del-umbral-de-la-desaparicion-al-partido-que-llevo-a-jose-jeri-como-presidente/
- "Ideario del Partido Democrático Somos Perú"https://web.archive.org/web/20161101084816/http://somosperu.pe/Descarga%20de%20Documentos/Ideario.pdf
- Post-liberalization Politics in Argentina, Peru, and Mexico: The Rise and Fall of "Second Generation" Reformism (dissertation submitted to University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/indexablecontent?id=uuid:427d2c3d-9141-463c-b2f5-a85b53360066&ds=DATA_FILE
- Vaccaro (2007), pp. 137–138
- Vaccaro (2007), p. 153
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- El Comercio Perúhttps://elcomercio.pe/politica/daniel-salaverry-decision-tomada-postular-presidencia-republica-ecpm-noticia-672910-noticia/
- Gestiónhttps://gestion.pe/peru/martin-vizcarra-confirma-que-postulara-al-congreso-por-el-partido-somos-peru-nndc-noticia/
- Infobaehttps://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2020/11/28/el-ex-presidente-de-peru-martin-vizcarra-se-postulara-al-congreso-en-abril-de-2021/
- www.aljazeera.comhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/17/perus-vizcarra-banned-from-public-office-over-vaccine-scandal
- "Ideario"https://web.archive.org/web/20161101084816/http://somosperu.pe/Descarga%20de%20Documentos/Ideario.pdf