Party of Good Government
Party of Good Government Partido del Buen Gobierno | |
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| Abbreviation | PBG |
| Leader | Jorge Nieto |
| President | Jorge Nieto |
| Founded | 28 August 2023 |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Membership (2026) | 38,725 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[1][2] to centre-right[1] |
| Colors | Cyber yellow Red |
| Chamber of Deputies | 18 / 130 |
| Senate | 7 / 60 |
| Website | |
| partidodelbuengobierno | |
The Party of Good Government (Spanish: Partido del Buen Gobierno) is a centrist[2] to centre-right[1] political party in Peru. Founded in August 2023, the party is led by sociologist Jorge Nieto, former minister of Defense and of Culture under the presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.[3][4]
In 2024, the party was approved by the Peruvian electoral court, Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE), to register to participate in the 2026 general election.[5][6]
The party participated in the 2026 general election with Nieto as its presidential nominee.[7] In that election, the Good Government Party placed fourth in the presidential race and won 7 Senate seats and 18 House seats, making it the fourth- and third-largest caucus, respectively, in each chamber.[8] The party, under the leadership of Mr. Nieto, decided not to endorse either candidate in the presidential runoff between the leftist Roberto Sánchez of Together for Peru and the conservative Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force, and, instead, actively promoted invalid ballots, urging its supporters to write “We Want Good Governance” on their ballots.[9] Nieto also questioned the “lesser evil” argument for choosing between the two candidates as problematic and argued that “the (Peruvian) left must take responsibility for the consequences of constantly choosing the lesser evil.”[10][11][12][13]
Name and symbolism
The party's name and Inti (Inca sun god) symbolism both alude to the 17th century illustrated chronicle El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno, authored by Quechua nobleman Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala.[14] Nieto has described the chronicle as remarkably relevant to contemporary Peru, particularly for its denunciation of the enduring divide between the Indigenous and criollo worlds and its call for cultural equality and equal rights.[15]
Election results
Presidential
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | ||||
| 2026 | Jorge Nieto | 1,837,517 | 10.98 | N/a | Lost  | |
Congressional
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jorge Nieto | 1,509,987 | 10.47 | 18 / 130 |
New |  4th |
TBA |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jorge Nieto | 1,549,920 | 10.48 | 7 / 60 |
 4th |
TBA | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – Peru Election Preview – April 2026" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
Jorge Nieto – Party of Good Government (Partido del Buen Gobierno, PBG) – 75 y.o, PBG President 2023, Minister of Defence 2016-18, Minister of Culture 2016, UNESCO Representative 2000-1 – Centrist/centre-left, social liberalism, reformist, progressivism – Seats in Congress: 0/130
- 1 2 "Peru election: Who are the leading presidential contenders?". Reuters. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
Founder of the centrist Party of Good Government, Nieto has promoted civil‑rights reforms including same‑sex marriage and relaxing strict rules around abortion access. He has said little about foreign policy.
- ↑ "Asiento de Inscripción JNE - Partido del Buen Gobierno" (PDF). Partido del Buen Gobierno.
- ↑ "Jorge Nieto asegura que el Perú puede llegar a ser la economía N°25 del mundo: "Lo vamos a lograr al 2050"". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
The sociologist, who was Minister of Defense during the government of former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, from December 2016 to January 2018, also noted that his management behind the emergency support for the El Niño–Southern Oscillation coastal crisis was neat and united all Peruvians in "one force".
- ↑ "Partido del Buen Gobierno quedó inscrito ante el JNE y suman 33 agrupaciones aptas para Elecciones 2026". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
Thus, a total of 33 political groups are eligible to participate in the next General Elections of 2026.
- ↑ "Exministro Jorge Nieto anuncia la inscripción de su organización política Partido del Buen Gobierno de cara a las Elecciones 2026". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
In the program "Ampliación de Noticias", Jorge Nieto Montesinos was asked if he will be the presidential candidate of the Party of Good Government in the 2026 elections. "I have been building bridges [with other political groupings] for more than three or four years. We have talked with political leaderships to have common proposals. We are open to dialogue and conversation. I am not announcing any candidacy, there is an effort of the militancy, [but] in due time it will be seen. I have the consensus that the 2026 elections will not be the same. I have always expressed my interest in participating in the next elections, but let's wait for the party to decide".
- ↑ Buschschlüter, Vanessa (13 April 2026). "Peru election drags into second day after ballot delivery fiasco". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Gestión, Redacción (2026-06-16). "ONPE al 100%: así queda la distribución de bancadas del Congreso para Diputados y Senado" [ONPE at 100%: Here's the Breakdown of Seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate]. Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ en, Por Diego Casimiro OreAgregar Infobae (2026-05-23). "Jorge Nieto anuncia que Partido de Buen Gobierno viciará su voto y pide a sus electores hacer lo mismo" [Jorge Nieto announces that the Good Government Party will spoil its ballot and calls on its voters to do the same]. infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "Jorge Nieto señala que la izquierda "tiene que hacerse cargo de las consecuencias de elegir permanentemente al mal menor"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2026-05-26. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Sourtech. "Jorge Nieto señala que la izquierda "tiene que hacer autocrítica" por elegir siempre al mal menor - Exitosa Noticias" [Jorge Nieto points out that the left “needs to engage in self-criticism” for always choosing the lesser of two evils]. www.exitosanoticias.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Altavoz, Diario (2026-05-26). "Jorge Nieto cuestiona a la izquierda por elegir siempre al "mal menor" y pide autocrítica" [Jorge Nieto criticizes the left for always choosing the “lesser evil” and calls for self-criticism]. Altavoz (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Sourtech. "Jorge Nieto replica a Roberto Sánchez tras recordarle pasado político: "Nunca fui terrorista" - Exitosa Noticias" [Jorge Nieto responds to Roberto Sánchez after he brought up his political past: “I was never a terrorist”]. www.exitosanoticias.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Mendoza Talledo, Valeria (6 April 2026). "Plan de gobierno del partido del Buen Gobierno para el Perú 2026–2031: propuestas por un Estado profesional y equitativo". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Escribano, Pedro (25 September 2022). "Luis Nieto: "Las denuncias de Guamán Poma están presentes hasta el día de hoy"". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
