Peruvian Democratic Movement

{{Expand Spanish|topic=gov|Movimiento Democrático Peruano|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox political party | colorcode = {{party color|Pradist Democratic Movement}} | name = Peruvian Democratic Movement | native_name = Movimiento Democrático Peruano | logo = Movimiento Democrático Peruano emblema.png | leader = Manuel Prado Ugarteche | founder = Manuel Cisneros Sánchez | foundation = 1956 | dissolution = 1981 | headquarters = Lima, Peru | ideology = Conservative liberalism<br>Populism | position = Centre-right | national = | international = | colours = | country = Peru }} {{Politics of Peru}} '''Peruvian Democratic Movement''' ({{langx|es|Movimiento Democrático Peruano}}, '''MDP'''), originally named '''Pradist Democratic Movement''' ({{langx|es|Movimiento Democrático Pradista}}, '''MDP'''), was a political party in Peru in 1956. The founder of the party was Manuel Cisneros Sánchez. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche was the leader of the party, and was elected president in 1956. Later, MDP took the name Movimiento Democrático Peruano. It governed Peru between 1956 and 1962. In the 1962 election, the party supported the candidacy of American Popular Revolutionary Alliance candidate Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partidos políticos: Movimiento Democrático Peruano-MDP |url=https://lum.cultura.pe/cdi/fotografia/partidos-politicos-movimiento-democratico-peruano-mdp |website=Centro de Documentación e Investigación}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Domínguez |first=Nicanor |date=21 June 2021 |title=¿Qué pasa con las elecciones en el Perú? |url=https://www.noticiasser.pe/que-pasa-con-las-elecciones-en-el-peru |website=Notcias SER}}</ref>

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Category:Political parties established in 1956 Category:Defunct political parties in Peru Category:Conservative parties in Peru