Vamos (El Salvador)
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]
Let's Go Vamos | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Cesia Rivas[1] |
| Founded | 11 November 2017 |
| Headquarters | San Salvador |
| Membership | 920 |
| 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 | |
History edit
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]
Electoral history edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2019 | Josué Alvarado | 20,763 | 0.76% | N/A | Not elected | |
| 2024 | Did not participate | Not elected | ||||
Legislative Assembly elections edit
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Josué Alvarado | 26,492 | 1.01 | 8th | 1 / 84 | New | Opposition |
| 2024 | Cesia Rivas | 91,675 | 2.94 | 5th | 1 / 60 | 0 | Opposition |
Municipal elections edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Edgardo Rivera (4 November 2017). . El Mundo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Lanzan partido Vamos y dice que acepta gente de izquierda o derecha". El Mundo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.[dead link]
- ^ Beatriz Benítez (27 April 2018). "Josué Alvarado se inscribe como precandidato". La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Violeta Rivas (2 March 2021). "VAMOS celebra tener una diputada en la Asamblea". elsalvador.com. El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 17 March 2021.