Youth Independent Movement

Youth Independent Movement Movimiento Independiente Juventud
Abbreviation	MIJ
Leader	Víctor M. Marroquín
Legal Representative	Jorge Fernández Roncagliolo
Founded	November 2000
Dissolved	March 2001
Headquarters	Lima
Ideology	Reformism Economic liberalism Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Colors	Blue   Green
Politics of Peru Political parties Elections

The Youth Independent Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Independiente Juventud) was a short-lived political party in Peru. Founded in November 2000, the organization was slated to participate in the 2001 general election, with founder and leader Víctor M. Marroquín as the presidential nominee.^[1][2]

The party eventually withdrew from the election in February 2001, as it was unable to gather the ballot registration required by the electoral law at the time. The National Jury of Elections stipulated in its 1997 Organic Law of Elections a determined number of adherents (approximately 500,000) to gain party registration for the election.^[3]

Not registered for the election on time, the party was officially dissolved in March 2001, and the election was ultimately won by economist Alejandro Toledo (PP), who defeated former President Alan García (APRA) in a run-off in June 2001.^[4] Into his administration, Toledo later on called Marroquín as part of his legal counsel team.

References

1. Redacción, Expreso (25 December 2000). "Abogado radicado en los EE UU también aspira al sillón de Pizarro". Diario Expreso. Lima, Peru. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. Hildebrandt, César (24 December 2000). "Abogado de 38 años se suma a la lista de candidatos presidenciales". Diario Liberación. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (1 October 1997). "Ley Orgánica de Elecciones 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
4. Relea, Francisco (4 June 2001). "Toledo vence a García en las elecciones de Perú, según los primeros datos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2020.