Peruvian Party Politics: Still some Signs of Life?

• Autor: Crabtree, John
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2006
• Institución: Universidad del Pacífico
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad del Pacífico
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.up.edu.pe:article/556
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/556
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

More than most Latin American countries in recent times, Peru has seen party voting strength, organisation and loyalties eroded. Since the Fujimori period, however – when parties found themselves under systematic attack – the return to more normal electoral activity has opened up a space for parties to reemerge. The 2003 Law on Political Parties was designed to strengthen a pluralistic party system. However, the results proved disappointing. Three rounds of elections in 2006 did little to restore voter confidence in Peru's major parties; these remain 'top-down' affairs with only shallow roots in society. However, the November 2006 local elections suggested that new forces may be emerging at the meso- level of politics in tandem with social movements. Study of Peruvian politics requires its own decentralisation.