Verónika Mendoza

Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch (born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician. She is the founder and current leader of the New Peru movement.
She announced her candidacy for President of Peru at the 2016 general election and came in third place, behind Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Mendoza ran again for the 2021 general election with Together for Peru. She came in sixth place in the election with 7.9% of the popular vote.