Solidarity Civic Unity

Solidarity Civic Unity
Unidad Cívica Solidaridad
LeaderJhonny Fernández
Founded15 August 1989
HeadquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
IdeologyConservatism
Populism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationCreemos
Regional affiliationUnion of Latin American Parties
Chamber of Deputies
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Party flag

Solidarity Civic Unity (Spanish: Unidad Cívica Solidaridad, UCS) was a political party in Bolivia. The party was founded on 15 August 1989 by Max Fernández, and is currently led by his son, Jhonny Fernández.

UCS was part of the "Megacoalition" that supported the presidency of Hugo Banzer from 1997 to 2001. The coalition also included Banzer's Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN), the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), and Conscience of Fatherland (CONDEPA).

At the 2002 Bolivian general election, the party won 5.3% of the popular vote and five out of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies but no Senate seats.

Election results

Presidential elections

Election Presidential nominee Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
1993 Max Fernández 226,816 13.77% Lost Red X
1997 Ivo Kuljis 350,728 16.11% Lost Red X
2002 Jhonny Fernández 153,210 5.51% Lost Red X
2005 Did not contest
2009 Did not contest
2014 Did not contest
2019 Víctor Hugo Cárdenas 25,283 0.41% Annulled Red X
2020 Luis Fernando Camacho (Creemos) 862,186 14.00% Lost Red X
2025 Jhonny Fernández 89,253 1.67% Lost Red X

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

Election Party leader Votes % Chamber seats +/- Position Senate seats +/- Position Status
1993 Max Fernández 226,816 13.77%
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 New Increase 4th
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 New Increase 3rd Coalition
1997 Jhonny Fernández 350,728 16.11%
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 Increase 1 Decrease 5th
2 / 27
 Increase 1 Decrease 5th Coalition
2002 In coalition with FSB
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 Decrease 16 Decrease 6th
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 Decrease 2 Decrease 6th Opposition
2005 Did not contest
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 Decrease 5 N/a
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 Steady 0 N/a Extra-parliamentary
2009 Did not contest
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 Steady 0 N/a
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 Steady 0 N/a Extra-parliamentary
2014 Did not contest
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 Steady 0 N/a
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 Steady 0 N/a Extra-parliamentary
2019 Jhonny Fernández 24,011 0.40%
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 Steady 0 Increase 5th
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 Steady 0 Increase 4th Annulled
2020 As part of Creemos
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 Increase 16 Increase 3rd
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 Increase 4 Increase 2rd Opposition
2025 As part of
Force of the People
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 Decrease 16 Decrease 7th
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 Decrease 4 Decrease 5th Extra-parliamentary

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. "Partido Político: Unidad Cívica Solidaridad". Partidos Políticos con Personalidad Jurídica. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  2. ↑ Claves para interpretar la política exterior española y las relaciones internacionales en 2002. Anuario Internacional CIDOB. Barcelona: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). 2002.
  3. ↑ Lazar, Sian (2008), El Alto, Rebel City: Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia, Duke University Press, p. 249, ISBN 978-0822341543
  4. ↑ Iqbal, Shamma (2003), "Bolivia", Americas Review 2003/04, World of Information, p. 19, ISBN 9780749440640
  5. ↑ "Correspondencia de la Guerra Social" (PDF). Etcétera (40). Barcelona: sinDominio.net. May 2006. el ministro de minería, el dirigente cooperativista Wálter Villarroel, hasta hace poco militante del partido derechista UCS, había sido, según el sindicato minero, uno de los promotores de la privatización del sector bajo los gobiernos anteriores; [The mining minister, cooperative leader Wálter Villarroel, until recently a member of the right-wing UCS party, had been, according to the miners' union, one of the promoters of the privatization of the sector under previous governments;]
  6. ↑ Elections held in 1997 IPU