Solidarity Civic Unity (, UCS) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. 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).Elections held in 1997
IPU At the 2002 Bolivian general election, the party won 5.3% of the popular vote and five out of 130 seats in the

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but no

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seats.

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