Socialist Party of Peru

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Partido Socialista del Perú
Socialist Party of Peru
Leader Javier Diez Canseco
Founded 1930
Headquarters Lima, Perú
Political ideology Socialism, Democratic socialism
International affiliation none
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Socialist Party of Peru (in Spanish: Partido Socialista del Perú) is a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1930 by Luciano Castillo y Colonna, through a split in the Peruvian Communist Party.

Today the party is led by Luis Mateo Muñoz. Its presidential candidate for the 2006 national election was Javier Diez Canseco. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 1.2% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic.

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Peruvian Political Parties
Peruvian Aprista Party | Peruvian Nationalist Party | Socialist Party of Peru | Popular Action | Christian People's Party | Independent Moralizing Front | Change 90-New Majority | National Renewal | Peru Possible | Union for Peru | With Force Peru | Party for Social Democracy-Peruvian Compromise | We Are Peru | National Solidarity | Andean Renaissance | Peruvian Humanist Movement | Sí Cumple | Peruvian Communist Party | Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland
Active Coalitions: National Unity | Center Front | Alliance for the Future | Broad Left Front
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