FIM has also been ruling party Peru Possible's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's government.

Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador to Spain.

His designation as Minister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.

His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.

[citation needed] In 2015, he presented his candidacy for the 2016 general elections of Peru, for the Hope Front party, with Carlos Cuaresma and Juana Avellaneda as his candidates for First and Second Vice Presidents.