Country: | Peru |
National United Renaissance | |
Native Name: | Renacimiento Unido Nacional |
Abbreviation: | RUNA |
President: | Ciro Gálvez |
Secretary General: | Ciro Gálvez |
Foundation: | 1992 19 August 2002 15 June 2013 |
Ideology: | Indigenismo Plurinationalism Social democracy |
Position: | Centre-left |
Headquarters: | Lima, Peru |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in the Congress |
Seats2 Title: | Governorships |
Seats3 Title: | Regional Councillors |
Seats4 Title: | Province Mayorships |
Seats5 Title: | District Mayorships |
National United Renaissance (Spanish; Castilian: Renacimiento Unido Nacional, RUNA) is a political party in Peru.
Originally founded as Andean Renaissance (Spanish; Castilian: Renacimiento Andino, RA) in 1992 as a political organisation, it officially registered as a party on 19 August 2002, and changed to its current name on 15 June 2013.[1]
In 1993, Ciro Gálvez founded the Renacimiento Andino political party. He unsuccessfully ran for president in Peru's 2001 general elections, finishing sixth,[2] and he ran as the presidential candidate of Renacimiento Andino for the general elections of Peru in 2006. On April 7, 2006, two days before the elections, he unofficially withdrew from the race, expressing his support for the candidacy of Lourdes Flores. However, he did not present a formal resignation. It not affect the vote. He received 0.186% of the votes, remaining in position 15 of the electoral contest.[3] [4] Subsequently, the party lost its registration the following year.
On October 28, 2020, Gálvez registered his candidacy for the 2021 general elections in Peru. He commented that "They will face the 2021 elections with their own militants, without an electoral or political alliance, or with well-known figures."[5] [6] [7]
Year | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
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2001 | Ciro Gálvez | Andean Renaissance | 85 436 | 6th | ||
2006 | 22 892 | 15th | ||||
2021 | National United Renaissance | 87,810 | 15th |