National Victory

National Victory (Spanish: Victoria Nacional, VN), is a Peruvian political party. Founded in late-2020, the party is the successor of the former National Restoration Party, founded and led by former evangelical pastor Humberto Lay.

National Victory
Victoria Nacional
AbbreviationVN
PresidentGeorge Forsyth
Secretary-GeneralJohn Eliot Fernández de Paredes Silva
FounderHumberto Lay (as National Restoration)
FoundedDecember 2020
Preceded byNational Restoration
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
Seats in Congress
1 / 130
Governorships
1 / 25
Regional Councillors
11 / 274
Province Mayorships
8 / 196
District Mayorships
48 / 1,874

History

In mid-2019, Humberto Lay resigned from the leadership of National Restoration, the party underwent a formal reorganization that involved a re-foundation with a name-change. After multiple talks with different political leaders, the party reached an agreement with former footballer George Forsyth in order to reorganize the party.[1]

In October 2020, the party announced its re-foundation under Forsyth's leadership, thus effectively dissolving National Restoration, and establishing National Victory. Subsequently, the party nominated Forsyth for President for the 2021 general election, but was disqualified on 10 February 2021.[2] However, the disqualification was revoked by the National Jury of Elections on 5 March 2021, following to an appeal.[3] On Election Day, Forsyth placed 8th while in the Congressional election, the party failed to win any seats by a margin of 0.04%.

Ideology

In contrast to the evangelical roots of National Restoration, National Victory holds on to a liberal conservative platform, with some support for progressive issues such as LGBT rights, as Forsyth has stated his support for a civil union proposal.[4]

Economically, Forsyth is viewed as a pro-market candidate, although his stances on the Peruvian economy (according to Americas Quarterly) "are less clear".[5]

Election results

Presidential elections
Year Candidate Party Votes Percentage Outcome
2021 George Forsyth National Victory 793,588
5.63
 8th

Elections to the Congress of the Republic
Year Votes % Seats Increase/Decrease Position
2021 638,264 4.96%
0 / 130
 Steady Extra-parliamentary

References
  1. Zubieta Pacco, René (7 October 2020). "Restauración Nacional espera la decisión final de George Forsyth". elcomercio.pe.
  2. Andina, Difusión. "Elecciones 2021: George Forsyth inscribe su precandidatura en Restauración Nacional". andina.pe.
  3. Gestión, Redacción (2021-03-05). "Rafael López Aliaga y George Forsyth siguen en carrera electoral tras decisión del JNE". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  4. Chirinos, Diego (19 October 2020). "George Forsyth: "Estamos cambiando la ideología de Restauración Nacional"". cosas.pe.
  5. O'Boyle, Brendan. "This Soccer Star Could Be Peru's Next President". americasquarterly.org.
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