The popular renovation ensures that it is closer to the left than to the right

Since his arrival on the political scene under the name of popular revival, the party led by Rafael López Aliaga has been more linked to the right, especially because of its constant attacks on left-wing figures and its constant mention of the fight against communism. However, the secretary general of the said group, Fabiola Moralesruled out that they are anywhere near that extreme.

“There is a right that we don’t belong to,” he said, later indicating that they felt more identified with a center “which is perhaps more to the left.” The comment surprised the reporter interviewing her, so she asked her to confirm what she had just said. Morales assured that the members of popular revival They are social Christians who believe that the state should intervene in the national economy.

Both in the 2021 government plan and in the People’s Renewal Act, it is not specified which side of the political spectrum he belongs to. They emphasize that “the party defines itself as a humanist and Christian political organization, which pursues the integral development of the person and the family, based on the common good of the Peruvian people, in accordance with the principles of freedom, equality, justice united and decentralized vision of the State, thus defining the objectives to be achieved through its political action”.

On the economic side, Morales believes that “the market cannot go its own way”. The position differs from the criticisms expressed by its main figures who have criticized the involvement of the state in various aspects of the lives of citizens, both in Peru and in other countries. “The right has shown that it cannot play freely,” added the municipal councilor of López Aliaga.

The Mayor of Lima and leader of Renovación Popular, Rafael López Aliaga, participated in the dialogue cycles that President Dina Boluarte organized with different political parties. A few hours after the meeting, he did not hesitate to recall that the head of state had to resign if “she is not able to pacify the country”. Also, he argued that what is happening in Peru is not happening in any other part of the world.

“I listened to the person in charge of pacification, who is the head of the joint command of the armed forces, who set a deadline of two months. I will wait for this period to decide, ”said the mayor of the capital. However, said entity has not made any official statement in this regard. For his part, López Aliaga believes that the aforementioned pacification should include social development programs.

“You cannot go to pacify without solving social problems. There must be a social investment plan in Puno, with the army (…) Pacification plus aid, more investments (…) For example, the question of the cold in Puno, once for all let’s set up the thermal tents that they use all over the world (…) and stop (thus), every year, having the problem of freezing”, he underlined in a recent interview.

Other groups like the Purple Party and the Esperanza Front have proposed Boluarte’s resignation as a way out of the crisis in order to speed up the progress of the legislative elections that part of the population is demanding. However, both parties have indicated that the head of state has made it clear that she will not resign. Thus, the future of new elections remains in the hands of a Congress that has not yet reached a consensus.