Editing Luis Alva Castro (section)

===1990 presidential campaign===
With the country in crisis and the constant attacks from the [[Shining Path]] and [[Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement|MRTA]], the population participated in the [[1990 Peruvian general election|1990 general election]]. Since 1987, acclaimed writer [[Mario Vargas Llosa]] had prepared a full-scale presidential campaign with the [[Democratic Front (Peru)|Democratic Front]] coalition, composed of [[Liberty Movement]], the [[Christian People's Party (Peru)|Christian People's Party]] and [[Popular Action (Peru)|Popular Action]], the last two being traditional parties. The [[American Popular Revolutionary Alliance|Peruvian Aprista Party]] nominated Alva<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1990/04/07/internacional/639439218_850215.html|title=El candidato del APRA asegura que "los peruanos pobres no votarán por los ricos"|newspaper=El País|date=6 April 1990|last1=Comas|first1=José}}</ref> to run for the Presidency against Vargas Llosa, although it was clear that the latter would win in the first round. Unexpectedly, third party nominee and virtually unknown [[Alberto Fujimori]] of [[Cambio 90]] rose in the polls with a clear anti-partisan speech, beating Alva to the second round as the APRA achieved 22.5% of the popular vote and placed third. The election outcome would give victory to [[Alberto Fujimori]], with most analysts discussing a possible agreement with president [[Alan García]], as Alva's votes would pass on to Fujimori.