The Civic Party OBRAS (Spanish: Partido Cívico OBRAS; lit. 'Works'), formerly known as the Independent Civic Movement OBRAS (Spanish: Movimiento Cívico Independiente OBRAS), is a Peruvian centre-left nationalist political party founded on 9 July 1989 and currently led by Ricardo Belmont.[3]
Civic Party OBRAS Partido Cívico OBRAS | |
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| Abbreviation | OBRAS |
| President | Ricardo Belmont |
| General Secretary | Daniel Barragán |
| Founder | Ricardo Belmont |
| Founded | 8 July 1989 |
| Registered | 15 July 2024 |
| Ideology | Populism Nationalism Social conservatism[citation needed] Anti-Fujimorism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| Colours | Dark green |
| Chamber of Deputies | 15 / 130 |
| Senate | 5 / 60 |
| Governorships | 0 / 25 |
| Regional Councillors | 0 / 274 |
| Province Mayorships | 0 / 196 |
| District Mayorships | 0 / 1,874 |
| Website | |
| partidopoliticocivicoobras | |
After the 1995 general election, the party did not participate in any elections and consequently lost its registration. However, after completing the re-registration process, OBRAS regained its electability on 15 July 2024.[4]
History
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Belmont was his OBRAS party's candidate in the 1995 presidential election, but received only 2% of the vote. In the Congress of the Republic, OBRAS won two seats out of 120.
In the 2006 general election, Belmont was an independent candidate on the Centre Front list of Valentín Paniagua, but failed to secure a seat. However, in 2009, he entered Congress as a replacement following the death of congressman Alberto Andrade, the former mayor of Lima.
In 2015, OBRAS formed an alliance with the Siempre Unidos party, and in 2016 with Peru Secure Homeland, with the aim of participating in the 2016 presidential election; however, this alliance ended with the withdrawal of candidate Renzo Reggiardo.
In the 2018 Lima municipal election, OBRAS ran within the Libertarian Peru (PL) party, with Belmont as the mayoral candidate, receiving 3.89% of the vote.
In 2020, Belmont and his movement joined the ethnocacerist Union for Peru, becoming the number one candidate on the Lima UPP list in the snap congressional election.
That same year, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belmont began organizing COVID-19 denialist marches and promoting anti-vaccination slogans such as "Every vaccine you take [...] could make you infertile."[5]
In 2021, Belmont again allied with Free Peru, becoming an adviser to President Pedro Castillo. Despite the fact that a week before his appointment, Belmont described Castillo as "another one of those who ends up in jail or gets rich and flees the country."[6][7]
In July 2024, the party was re-registered with the National Jury of Elections to participate in the next general election.
Belmont, the party leader, has become OBRAS's presidential candidate for the 2026 election. In his campaign, Belmont typically wears a Spartan warrior helmet, and his supporters refer to themselves as "Spartans".[8]
During Belmont's OBRAS campaign, the party adopted some ideas from the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former President of Mexico, such as the "Abrazos, no balazos" policy and the implementation of a government conference system similar to "Las Mañaneras del Pueblo" as its main proposals[9][10]
Election results
editPresidential
edit| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1995 | Ricardo Belmont | 192,261 | 2.58 | N/a | Lost  | |
| 2000 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2001 | Fernando Olivera (FIM) | 1,044,207 | 9.85 | N/a | Lost | |
| 2006 | Valentín Paniagua (FC) | 706,156 | 5.75 | N/a | Lost | |
| 2011 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2016 | Renzo Reggiardo (PPS) | Withdrawn | Lost | |||
| 2021 | José Vega (UPP) | 101,267 | 0.70 | N/a | Lost | |
| 2026 | Ricardo Belmont | 1,698,903 | 10.15 | N/a | Lost | |
Congressional
editUnicameral Congress of the Republic
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ricardo Belmont | 87,252 | 2.00 | 2 / 120 |
9th | Opposition | |
| 2000 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2001 | 1,034,672 (FIM) | 10.98 (FIM) | 0 / 120 |
4th (FIM) | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2006 | 760,261 (FC) | 7.07 (FC) | 0 / 120 |
5th (FIM) | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2011 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2021 | 266,349 (UPP) | 2.07 (UPP) | 0 / 130 |
13 (FC) | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ricardo Belmont | 1,199,888 | 8.32 | 14 / 130 |
 14 |
6th |
TBA |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ricardo Belmont | 1,307,340 | 8.84 | 5 / 60 |
5th |
TBA | |
Regional and municipal elections
editReferences
edit- ↑ Fernández, Liubomir (2025-10-25). "Ricardo Belmont: "El fujimorismo envenenó el Perú". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ Elliott, Lucinda; Aquino, Marco (12 April 2026). "Peruvians vote in crowded presidential race as runoff looms". Reuters. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Partido Cívico Obras - Chapa tu Presi". www.chapatupresi.site. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Antecedentes históricos del Partido Cívico OBRAS". Lima Gris (in Spanish). 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Versión de Ricardo Belmont, exalcalde Lima, sobre que las vacunas causan esterilidad en las personas es falsa". Ojo Público (in Spanish). 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "Pedro Castillo anuncia que Ricardo Belmont asumirá la asesoría del Despacho Presidencial". La Republica (in Spanish). 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Ricardo Belmont: ¿Qué decía de Pedro Castillo antes de su designación como asesor del Despacho Presidencial?". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2021-10-19. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Candidato presidencial peruano Belmont pide a sus "espartanos" vencer a "los vendepatrias"". SWI swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). 2026-04-08. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Ricardo Belmont, el candidato presidencial de Perú que replica el 'abrazos y no balazos' de AMLO?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ Vallejos, Nicoll (2026-04-09). "Ricardo Belmont propone "Las mañaneras" durante su gobierno - ATV". ATV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-12.