Founding Ultraconservative groups began to emerge in Peru around 2017 when proposals to introduce
gender studies to education curricula occurred. La Resistencia was founded in 2018 by Juan José Muñico, a politician of
Popular Renewal who had reportedly been involved in the murder of a veteran of the
Cenepa War in 1998. The organization began as a platform to support
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of
Alberto Fujimori and leader of
Popular Force. Fujimori at the time served as the head of the
Congress of Peru during the administration of
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, attracting La Resistencia since she held much of the political power in Peru.
2021 Peruvian general election During the
2021 Peruvian general election, Muñico threatened multiple groups that he alleged supported presidential candidate
Pedro Castillo according to
La República, stating "We are already pointing towards all those politicians, vacant presidents, opinionologists, NGOs, influencers, etc. who, knowing the danger of the country and our children are supporting the communist candidate. When the danger passes, we will remember it in their own homes..." After Castillo was elected, La Resistencia said that the voting was fraudulent and supported
Keiko Fujimori's claims. On 2 July 2021, Sagasti would refuse to audit the second round of elections; Fujimori would accuse Sagasti of abandoning his "great responsibility to ensure fair elections." Days later on 14 July 2021, hundreds of members of La Resistencia members attempted to storm the
Government Palace in a similar manner to the
January 6 United States Capitol attack, surrounding the vehicles of ministers of
Óscar Ugarte and
Solangel Fernández and attacking journalists, though La Resistencia was successfully repelled by authorities. Fujimori would admit her defeat on 19 July 2021, though she would continue saying that "votes were stolen" from her. By October 2021, Fujimori began to distance herself from the group.
Presidency of Pedro Castillo During the presidency of
Pedro Castillo, the group called for his ousting, with La Resistencia leader Juan José Muñico stating:
Protests against Dina Boluarte While
widespread protests against President
Dina Boluarte occurred, La Resistencia members gathered outside of the headquarters of
IDL-Reporteros, the home of its chief journalist
Gustavo Gorriti and the home of journalist
Rosa María Palacios of
La República. Nearby members of the
Peruvian National Police watched on as members of La Resistencia attacked the IDL headquarters by throwing objects and explosives at the building while also issuing
antisemitic statements and death threats towards Gorriti. The
Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the actions of La Resistencia for its actions of intimidating journalists. == Organization and doctrine ==