Vamos (El Salvador)

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Let's Go
Vamos
Leader Cesia Rivas [1]
Founded11 November 2017
Headquarters San Salvador
Membership920
Ideology Christian humanism
Liberalism
Anti-communism
Political position Centre
Colours  Blue,   White
Legislative Assembly
1 / 84
Mayors
1 / 262
PARLACEN
0 / 20
Heads of Departments
0 / 14
Website
vamos.org.sv

Vamos (English: Let's Go) is a Salvadoran political party. It was registered to the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on 4 November 2017 by obtaining 57,382 signatures as stated by law and legalised on 11 November 2017. [2] In addition to being described as a centrist party, it accepts people from the left and the right. [3]

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History

Vamos participated for the first time in the 2019 presidential election, with the party's membership electing Josué Alvarado as their presidential candidate and Roberto Rivera Ocampo for the vice-presidential candidate. [4] They received 0.76% of the popular vote.

In the 2021 legislative election, the party received 1.01% of the popular vote. They won one seat from the constituency of the department of San Salvador, represented by deputy Claudia Ortiz. [5]

Josue Alvarado Flores, the leader of Vamos until 2022 and its 2019 presidential candidate Josue Alvarado.png
Josué Alvarado Flores, the leader of Vamos until 2022 and its 2019 presidential candidate

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateFirst roundSecond roundResult
Votes%Votes%
2019 Josué Alvarado20,763
0.76%
N/ANot electedRed x.svg
2024 Did not participateNot electedRed x.svg

Legislative Assembly elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%PositionSeats+/–Status in legislature
2021 Josué Alvarado26,4921.01Increase2.svg 8th
1 / 84
NewOpposition
2024 Cesia Rivas91,6752.94Increase2.svg 5th
1 / 60
Steady2.svg 0Opposition

Municipal elections

ElectionVotes%PositionSeats+/–Ref.
2021 10,4130.39%Increase2.svg 8th
1 / 262
New
2024
0 / 44
Decrease2.svg 1

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References

  1. Crespín, Verónica (16 July 2023). "Partido Vamos Presenta su Lista de Candidatos para 2024" [Vamos Party Presents Its List of Candidates for 2024]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. Edgardo Rivera (4 November 2017). "TSE autoriza la inscripción del partido VAMOS". El Mundo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Lanzan partido Vamos y dice que acepta gente de izquierda o derecha". El Mundo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.[ dead link ]
  4. Beatriz Benítez (27 April 2018). "Josué Alvarado se inscribe como precandidato". La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. Violeta Rivas (2 March 2021). "VAMOS celebra tener una diputada en la Asamblea". elsalvador.com. El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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