Valor (political party)

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Political party in Guatemala

Valor

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|

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Website
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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.[12][13]

## 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 N

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[edit]

Election  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Status

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2019 | 183,814  | 4.56 (#9)  |

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| New  | External support
2023[a] | 229,861  | 5.51 (#6)  |

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|  1  | Opposition

1. ^ Run in coalition with Unionist Party.

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

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. ^ https://www.contrareplica.mx/nota-Guatemala-entre-la-democracia-y-el-fascismo-202318557/
4. ^ https://www.elsalvador.com/opinion/cartas-de-paolo/las-cartas-de-paolo-luers-/1071176/2023/
5. ^ https://concriterio.gt/zury-rios-pacto-lobby-en-ee-uu-para-lucha-contra-socialistas/
6. ^ http://valor.gt/index.html/
7. ^ "Guatemala ex-dictator's daughter Zury Ríos barred from presidency". BBC News. May 14, 2019.
8. ^ "Guatemala's problems need solving. But in its presidential election, ballot battles have overshadowed any policy debate". The Washington Post. June 15, 2019.
9. ^ "Au Guatemala, la candidate de gauche interdite d'élection présidentielle, celle d'extrême droite adoubée". Le Monde (in French). 2023-03-07.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). France 24. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
12. ^ "Zury resucita al partido de otro político". April 11, 2018.
13. ^ "Tribunal Supremo Electoral" (PDF).

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