Verónika Mendoza
Peruvian politician
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- Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch ( Spanish pronunciation: [beˌɾonika ˌfanni menˌdosa ˈfɾist͡ʃ] ; born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician.
- Born in Cuzco to a Peruvian father and French mother, Mendoza pursued her education in Paris, France, majoring in psychology at the Paris Diderot University.
- Upon the completion of her graduate education abroad, she established back in Peru in order to start a career in politics.
- Representing the constituency of Cuzco, she quit the Nationalist caucus in 2012 in order to start her own political party, the Sowing Movement.
- Announcing her candidacy for President of Peru at the 2016 general election, she easily attained the coalition's presidential nomination.
Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch (Spanish pronunciation: [beˌɾonika ˌfanni menˌdosa ˈfɾist͡ʃ]; born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician. She is the founder and current leader of the New Peru movement.
Born in Cuzco to a Peruvian father and French mother, Mendoza pursued her education in Paris, France, majoring in psychology at the Paris Diderot University. She continued her graduate education at the New Sorbonne University, attaining a master's in social sciences. Upon the completion of her graduate education abroad, she established back in Peru in order to start a career in politics.
Initially a member of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, Mendoza was elected to the Peruvian Congress in 2011. Representing the constituency of Cuzco, she quit the Nationalist caucus in 2012 in order to start her own political party, the Sowing Movement. Subsequently, she agreed in constituting the Broad Front coalition. Announcing her candidacy for President of Peru at the 2016 general election, she easily attained the coalition's presidential nomination. She placed third in the election, while her opponents Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski qualified to the second round, in which Kuczynski was elected with her endorsement in order to avoid a Fujimori win. Following the election, the Broad Front caucus divided into two factions, prompting the foundation of New Peru in December 2017, with Mendoza as its leader.
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