George Forsyth He will try again to reach the Government Palace. After his participation in the 2021 general elections, where he obtained eighth place with 5.65% of the valid votes, the former mayor of La Victoria was officially registered as head of the presidential formula of We are Peru.
The presidential formula presented by the party includes Johanna Gabriela Lozada Baldwin as a candidate for the first vice presidency Herbe Olave Ugarte as a candidate for the second vice presidency.
The proclamation was made in compliance with the electoral deadlines and marks the beginning of a new political commitment by the group.
An announced return
Forsyth Sommer, who joined Somos Perú in 2021, has had a constant political journey over the last decade. His first foray dates back to 2010, when he was elected district councilor in La Victoria by the PPC-National Unity coalition.
In 2018, he ran as a candidate for mayor of the same district with Somos Perú and managed to win with more than 40 thousand votes, becoming a media figure for his urban planning campaigns and operations against informality.
However, his management was interrupted in 2020, when he resigned from office to run for president for Victoria Nacional in 2021. He finished in eighth position with just over 814 thousand votes. Later, he returned to Somos Perú to compete for the mayor of Lima in 2022, finishing third behind Daniel Urresti and Rafael López Aliaga.
Who accompanies him in the formula?
The candidacy for the first vice presidency falls on Johanna Gabriela Lozada Baldwincurrent national secretary of Decentralization, Regional and Local Governments of the National Executive Committee of Somos Perú for the period 2025-2029. Lozada has been active since 2019 and has previously run for positions as councilor in Víctor Larco Herrera (La Libertad), congressman in two electoral processes and regional governor in 2022.
For its part, Herbe Olave Ugartecandidate for the second vice presidency, has been a member of the party since 2021. In the 2022 regional elections, he was elected regional councilor of Cusco, providing the presidential duo with a territorial component and decentralized articulation.
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