// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Liberty Movement say to freedom? "You have a free hand.

Liberty Movement

Movimiento de la Libertad
Liberty Movement Movimiento de la Libertad
Abbreviation	ML
Founded	2 August 1987
Dissolved	6 September 1993
Ideology	Classical liberalism; Neoliberalism;
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	FREDEMO
	Politics of Peru; Political parties; Elections;

Liberty Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Libertad) was a centre-right classical liberal political party in Peru. It was founded in 1987 by people who opposed decrees such as the nationalization of the banking sector in 1986 under the first presidency of Alan García, including Mario Vargas Llosa.^[4] Instead it advocated a free market approach to solving Peru's hyperinflation, which peaked at over 7000%.

Notable members

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Year	Candidate		Party / Coalition	Votes	Percentage	Outcome
1990	Mario Vargas Llosa		Democratic Front ML-AP-PPC-SD	1st Round: 2 163 323	1st Round: 32.57	1st Round: 1st
1990	Mario Vargas Llosa		Democratic Front ML-AP-PPC-SD	2nd Round: 2 708 291	2nd Round: 37.62	2nd Round: 2nd

Elections to the Congress of the Republic

Year	Votes	%	Seats	/	Position
1990	1 492 513 (FREDEMO)	30.1% (FREDEMO)	62 / 180 (FREDEMO)	62	Minority

Elections to the Senate

Year	Votes	%	Seats	/	Position
1990	1 791 077 (FREDEMO)	32.3% (FREDEMO)	20 / 62 (FREDEMO)	19	Minority

References

↑ Rospigliosi, Fernando (1996). Las Fuerzas Armadas y el 5 de abril: la percepción de la amenaza subversiva como una motivación golpista. Lima, Peru: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos. pp. 46–47.
↑ Avilés, William (Spring 2009). "Despite Insurgency: Reducing Military Prerogatives in Colombia and Peru". Latin American Politics and Society. 51 (1). Cambridge University Press: 57–85. doi:10.1111/j.1548-2456.2009.00040.x. S2CID 154153310.
↑ Smith, James F. (1988-11-15). "Despite Bids at Reform, Runaway Inflation Wracks Peru". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-06-02. "Only Alan Garcia can benefit from a dictatorship," said Vargas Llosa, founder of the new center-right Liberty Movement and the candidate of the Democratic Front, a center-right coalition that includes Popular Action, the party led by former President Fernando Belaunde.
↑ Mainwaring, Scott (2006). The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the Andes. Stanford University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-8047-6791-0.

Bibliography

Tauro del Pino, Alberto: Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú. Tercera Edición. Tomo 11. MEN/OJE. Lima, PEISA, 2001. ISBN 978-9972-40-150-3
Vargas Llosa, Mario: El pez en el agua. Memorias. Editorial Seix Barral, S. A., 1993. ISBN 978-84-322-0679-5

[1] Rospigliosi, Fernando (1996). Las Fuerzas Armadas y el 5 de abril: la percepción de la amenaza subversiva como una motivación golpista. Lima, Peru: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos. pp. 46–47.

[:103-2] Avilés, William (Spring 2009). "Despite Insurgency: Reducing Military Prerogatives in Colombia and Peru". Latin American Politics and Society. 51 (1). Cambridge University Press: 57–85. doi:10.1111/j.1548-2456.2009.00040.x. S2CID 154153310.

[3] Smith, James F. (1988-11-15). "Despite Bids at Reform, Runaway Inflation Wracks Peru". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-06-02. "Only Alan Garcia can benefit from a dictatorship," said Vargas Llosa, founder of the new center-right Liberty Movement and the candidate of the Democratic Front, a center-right coalition that includes Popular Action, the party led by former President Fernando Belaunde.

[4] Mainwaring, Scott (2006). The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the Andes. Stanford University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-8047-6791-0.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Political parties in Peru
Parliamentary parties	Civic Party OBRAS Now Nation Party of Good Government Popular Force Popular Renewal Together for Peru
Extra-parliamentary parties	Agricultural People's Front Alliance for Progress Christian People's Party Country for All First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress Free Peru Front of Hope 2021 Go on Country – Social Integration Party Modern Force Modern Peru National United Resurgence New Peru People's Liberty People's Voices Peruvian Aprista Party Peru Action Peru First Podemos Perú Popular Action Progresemos Purple Party Unity and Peace We Are Peru Workers and Entrepreneurs Party
Parties in process of registering	National Restoration Peruvian Humanist Party
Parties without registration	Christian Democratic Party Communist Party of Peru – Red Fatherland Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path Lo Justo por el Perú Militarized Communist Party of Peru Peru Secure Homeland (formerly Cambio 90) Peruvian Communist Party Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) Socialist Party
Active coalitions	National Unity
Defunct parties	All for Peru All for Victory Broad Front Citizen Force Civilista Party Contigo (formerly Peruvians for Change) Decentralist Social Force Party Democratic Force Democratic Reconstruction Direct Democracy Hacer País Hayist Bases Movement Hope Front Independent Civic Union Independent Civil Party Independent Moralizing Front Independent Patriotic Legion Let's Go Peru Liberty Movement National Alliance of Workers, Farmers, University Students, and Reservists National Justice National Renewal National United Renaissance National Victory (formerly National Restoration) New Left Movement New Majority Odriist National Union Order Peru Progressing Peru Now Peruvian Democratic Union Peruvian Nationalist Party Peruvian Resurgence Popular Union Possible Peru Project Country Revolutionary Union Sí Cumple Socialist Party of Peru Union for Peru Urban Rural Trade Unionist Party of Peru With Force Peru Youth Independent Movement
Former coalitions	Alliance for the Future (2006) Alliance for the Great Change (2011) Alliance for the Progress of Peru (2016) Avancemos (2000) Center Front (2006) Cambio 90 – New Majority (1995-2000, 2001-2006) Decentralization Coalition (2006) FREDEMO (1990) National Democratic Front (1945) National Front of Workers and Peasants National Solidarity Alliance (2011) National Unity (2001, 2006) People's Solution (2001) Popular Alliance (2016) Possible Peru Alliance (2011) Peru Wins (2011) Peru 2000 (2000) Together for Peru (2021)
Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Peru

This page was redesigned at the edge.

A page that knows where it met you.