Vision with Values
Vision with Values Visión con Valores | |
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| Founded | 20 January 2007 |
| Ideology | Christian right[1][2][3][4] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Seats in Congress | 7 / 160 |
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Vision with Values (Template:Lang-es, ViVa) is a political party in Guatemala.
History
The party was established on 20 January 2007 by Harold Caballeros. It contested the 2011 general elections in alliance with Encuentro por Guatemala, nominating nominated Caballeros as its presidential candidate; Suger finished fifth in a field of ten candidates with 6% of the vote. In the Congressional elections the parties won six of the 158 seats.[5]
After the alliance with Encuentro por Guatemala broke off, the party contested the elections in 2015 alone with Zury Ríos, the daughter of general and military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt, as their presidential candidate. Together with vice-presidential candidate Juan Luis Mirón, she received about 6% of the vote. The legislative slate received 3.7% of the vote and returned 5 legislators to Congress.
In 2019 the party ran Isaac Farchi as their presidential candidate, who received a similar result with 5.93% of the vote. In the legislative elections the party was able to increase their vote share slightly to 4.7% of the national vote, winning them 7 legislators. After the elections the party went ahead to support the agenda of elected president Alejandro Giammattei and supported the election of Shirley Rivera for President of the Congress in 2022.[6]
Election results
Congress of the Republic
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 345,709 | 7.88 (#6) [a] | 6 / 158
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 6
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Opposition |
| 2015 | 168,707 | 3.70 (#11) | 5 / 158
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 1
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External support |
| 2019 | 189,467 | 4.70 (#7) | 7 / 160
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External support |
President of the Republic of Guatemala
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vice President | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 2011 | Harold Caballeros | Efraín Medina | 277,365 | 6.23 (#5) [a] | — | — | Lost |
| 2015 | Zury Ríos | Juan Luis Mirón | 286,730 | 5.97 (#5) | — | — | Lost |
| 2019 | Isaac Farchi | Ricardo Flores Asturias | 259,616 | 5.93 (#6) | — | — | Lost |
Notes
References
- ^ "Evangelicals in Guatemala on verge of 'legalising homophobia'". open Democracy. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Guatemala increases punishment for abortions and bans same-sex marriage". The Guardian. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Guatemalan Women Face Up to 10 Years in Prison Under New Abortion Law". The New York Times. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage". France24. 9 March 2022.
- ^ Elections held in 2011 IPU
- ^ "Oficialismo seguirá al frente del Congreso con Shirley Rivera como presidenta de la Junta Directiva 2022". Prensa Libre. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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