Valor (political party)
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Leader | Zury Ríos |
Secretary-General | Ana Ingrid Bernat Cofiño |
Founded | 2017 |
Preceded by | Guatemalan Republican Front |
Ideology | National conservatism[1] Right-wing populism[2] Anti-socialism[3] Christian right[4] |
Political position | Right-wing[5] to far-right[6][7][8][9] |
Colors | Turquoise and gray |
Seats in Congress | 10 / 160 |
Website | |
valor.gt | |
Valor is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Guatemala.
History
[edit]The party was established in 2017 by Ana Ingrid Bernat Cofiño. The party was initially re-founded with the tab of the late Progressive Liberation Party. It has 27 thousand affiliates. The first public act was in May 2017. Its leader is Zury Ríos, a former presidential candidate and daughter of Efraín Ríos Montt.[10][11]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Status | |||
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President | Vice President | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
2019[a] | Zury Ríos | Roberto Molina | Disqualified | ||||
2023[b] | Héctor Cifuentes | 365,028 | 8.69 | — | — | Lost ![]() |
- ^ Zury Ríos' candidature was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Guatemala, as close relatives of coup leaders are prohibited from seeking the office.
- ^ Valor - Unionista joint ticket, with Valor expressing the presidential candidate and Unionista expressing the vice-presidential candidate.
Legislative elections
[edit]Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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2019 | 183,814 | 4.56 (#9) | 9 / 160
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New | External support |
2023[a] | 229,861 | 5.51 (#6) | 8 / 160
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Opposition |
- ^ Run in coalition with Unionist Party.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tochter von Ex-Diktator darf nicht Präsidentin werden". Blickpunkt Lateinamerika. January 31, 2019.
- ^ Pellecer, Martín Rodríguez (February 23, 2019). "Aunque su propuesta no me guste, creo que Zury sí debería poder participar".
- ^ "Zury Ríos pactó lobby en EE.UU. Para "lucha contra socialistas"". 23 May 2019.
- ^ http://valor.gt/index.html/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Guatemala ex-dictator's daughter Zury Ríos barred from presidency". BBC News. May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Guatemala's problems need solving. But in its presidential election, ballot battles have overshadowed any policy debate". The Washington Post. June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Au Guatemala, la candidate de gauche interdite d'élection présidentielle, celle d'extrême droite adoubée". Le Monde (in French). 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Elecciones en Guatemala: ratificaron el veto a la única mujer indígena pero podrá competir la hija de un ex dictador". Infobae (in Spanish). 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). France 24. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Zury resucita al partido de otro político". April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Tribunal Supremo Electoral" (PDF).
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2017 establishments in Guatemala
- Conservative parties in Guatemala
- Political parties established in 2017
- Protestantism in Guatemala
- Protestant political parties
- Far-right politics in Guatemala
- Right-wing politics in Guatemala
- Nationalist parties in Guatemala
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