Change 21
Cambio 21
LeaderMaritza Garcia
PresidentAlberto Fujimori
Kenji Fujimori
General SecretaryKenji Fujimori
Founded20 March 2018
Dissolved30 September 2019
Split fromPopular Force
HeadquartersLima
IdeologyFujimorism
Progressive conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing
Colors  Red
Party flag

Change 21 (Spanish: Cambio 21) was a parliamentary group for the congressional term of 2016 to 2021 in the Congress of Peru. The group was introduced on 20 March 2018, led by then-congressman Kenji Fujimori, and was formally recognized on 19 December of the same year by the President of Congress Daniel Salaverry. Its members are former members of Popular Force.[1] The parliamentary group was disbanded following the dissolution of the Congress on 30 September 2019 by President Martin Vizcarra.

History

On 21 December 2017, proposals to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski reached the floor of Congress.[2] Ultimately, the proposal to impeach the president failed as 10 members of the majority opposition party Popular Force voted against removing Kuczynski from the presidency.[3] On 31 December 2017, the party's Disciplinary Committee recommended dismissing the ten members from Popular Force.[4] On 1 March 2018, following dismissal from the party, Kenji Fujimori resigned from the leadership of the Fujimorist faction, changing moving towards a more progressive and liberal agenda.[5] Later in January, Fujimori informally nicknamed his group as the Avengers, a reference to the fictional film Avengers: Infinity War.[6][7] On 20 March, the informal group announced the creation of the political faction Cambio 21 with plans to become an official political party with the incarcerated former president Alberto Fujimori as leader.[8][9]

On 19 December, the President of Congress Daniel Salaverry formally recognized the faction.[10]

Congressional members

Current congressional members of Change 21 are former members of Popular Force: Estelita Bustos, Maritza García, Clayton Galván, Marvin Palma, Luis Yika, Yesenia Ponce, Roberto Vieira and Lizbeth Robles.[11]

Guillermo Bocángel, Bienvenido Ramírez and Kenji Fujimori were suspended from Congress before the formal recognition of Change 21 as a congressional faction.

References

  1. ↑ LR, Redacción (29 May 2019). "Daniel Salaverry autoriza crear nuevas bancadas en el Congreso". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Peru21, Redacción (22 December 2017). "10 fujimoristas se abstuvieron de votar la moción de vacancia presidencial". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Peru21, Redacción (31 January 2018). "Kenji Fujimori fue expulsado de Fuerza Popular". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Fuerza Popular decidió expulsar a Kenji Fujimori de la bancada". América Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "¿Quiénes son los "Avengers" de la política peruana?". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Avengers" alistan inscripción de su bancada "Cambio 21". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ↑ LR, Redacción (29 May 2019). "Cambio 21 solicitó oficialmente ser registrado como bancada". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kenji Fujimori anunció que formará 'Cambio 21', su nuevo partido político". RPP (in Spanish). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "TC resuelve que parlamentarios podrán forman nuevas bancadas". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "TC declaró inconstitucional la 'Ley Antitránsfuga'". RPP (in Spanish). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Estos son los legisladores que dejaron Fuerza Popular en los últimos meses". canaln.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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