Valor_(political_party)
Valor (political party)
Political party in Guatemala
Valor is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Guatemala.
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Valor | |
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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] Neo-fascism[3][4] Anti-socialism[5] Christian right[6] |
Political position | Right-wing[7] to far-right[8][9][10][11] |
Colors | Turquoise and gray |
Seats in Congress | 10 / 160 |
Website | |
valor.gt | |
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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.[12][13]
Presidential elections
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Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Status | |||
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President | Vice President | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
2019[lower-alpha 1] | Zury Ríos | Roberto Molina | Disqualified | ||||
2023[lower-alpha 2] | Héctor Cifuentes | 365,028 | 8.69 | — | — | Lost N |
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- 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
More information Election, Votes ...
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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2019 | 183,814 | 4.56 (#9) | 9 / 160 |
New | External support |
2023[lower-alpha 1] | 229,861 | 5.51 (#6) | 8 / 160 |
1 | Opposition |
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- Run in coalition with Unionist Party.
- "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".
- "Guatemala ex-dictator's daughter Zury Ríos barred from presidency". BBC News. May 14, 2019.
- "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). France 24. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "Zury resucita al partido de otro político". April 11, 2018.
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