 A kind of cult figure of Haya began in the party, who was at the same time "Victor Raúl", "the boss", "the guide" and "the master".According to the Electoral Jury that directed this election, Haya placed second with 35% of the popular vote, behind Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (Revolutionary Union); however, Haya and the APRA as a whole never recognized the official results or the new government.The Sánchez Cerro government was authoritarian and repressive.