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Valor (political party)

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Valor
LeaderZury Ríos
Secretary-GeneralAna Ingrid Bernat Cofiño
Founded2017
Preceded byGuatemalan Republican Front
IdeologyNational conservatism[1]
Right-wing populism[2]
Anti-socialism[3]
Christian right[4]
Political positionRight-wing[5] to far-right[6][7][8][9]
Regional affiliationUnion of Latin American Parties[10]
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

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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.[11][12]

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidates First round Second round Status
President Vice President Votes % Votes %
2019[a] Zury Ríos Roberto Molina Disqualified
2023[b] Héctor Cifuentes 365,028 8.69 Lost Red XN
  1. ^ Zury Ríos' candidature was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Guatemala, as close relatives of coup leaders are prohibited from seeking the office.
  2. ^ Valor - Unionista joint ticket, with Valor expressing the presidential candidate and Unionista expressing the vice-presidential candidate.

Legislative elections

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Election Votes % Seats +/– Status
2019 183,814 4.56 (#9)
9 / 160
New External support
2023[a] 229,861 5.51 (#6)
8 / 160
Decrease 1 Opposition
  1. ^ Run in coalition with Unionist Party.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Tochter von Ex-Diktator darf nicht Präsidentin werden". Blickpunkt Lateinamerika. January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Pellecer, Martín Rodríguez (February 23, 2019). "Aunque su propuesta no me guste, creo que Zury sí debería poder participar".
  3. ^ "Zury Ríos pactó lobby en EE.UU. Para "lucha contra socialistas"". 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Inicio". Archived from the original on 2021-09-28.
  5. ^ "Guatemala ex-dictator's daughter Zury Ríos barred from presidency". BBC News. May 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Guatemala's problems need solving. But in its presidential election, ballot battles have overshadowed any policy debate". The Washington Post. June 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Au Guatemala, la candidate de gauche interdite d'élection présidentielle, celle d'extrême droite adoubée". Le Monde (in French). 2023-03-07.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). France 24. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  10. ^ https://uplalatinoamerica.org/miembros/
  11. ^ "Zury resucita al partido de otro político". April 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Tribunal Supremo Electoral" (PDF).
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