Socialist Party (Peru)
Among its leaders, Javier Diez Canseco rose as the most prominent of the left-leaning members of the Peruvian Congress during the Alberto Fujimori's second term as President of Peru.With Alan García of the Peruvian Aprista Party returning to Peru in order to run for the presidency at the 2001 general election, the left had no choice but to support him against the more centrist Alejandro Toledo.For the 2011 general election, the party was included in the Peru Wins coalition led by Ollanta Humala as the presidential nominee.In addition, the party is in favor of the nationalization of natural resources, the change of the productive matrix, sustainable development, defense of human rights and the historical demands of workers, women, youth, indigenous people, and all oppressed groups.In March 2008, the Socialist Party called for a leadership election through the procedure of one member one vote, a pioneer in the Peruvian left.