Vision with Values ( es, Visión con Valores, ViVa) is a political party in
Guatemala.
History
The party was established on 20 January 2007 by
Harold Caballeros
Harold Caballeros (born June 20, 1956 in Guatemala City Guatemala) is a Guatemalan lawyer, businessman, politician and is involved in the academia. He currently serves as Secretary General of the Visión con Valores party, VIVA and as Dean of the ...
. It contested the
2011 general elections in alliance with
Encuentro por Guatemala
Encuentro por Guatemala ("EG")– a Spanish name variously translated as "Encounter for Guatemala" (for example, by the BBC and CNN), or as "Together for Guatemala" (Reuters) – was a Guatemalan political party; ''encuentro'' may also translate ...
, nominating nominated Caballeros as its presidential candidate; Suger finished fifth in a field of ten candidates with 6% of the vote. In the Congressional elections the parties won six of the 158 seats.
After the alliance with
Encuentro por Guatemala
Encuentro por Guatemala ("EG")– a Spanish name variously translated as "Encounter for Guatemala" (for example, by the BBC and CNN), or as "Together for Guatemala" (Reuters) – was a Guatemalan political party; ''encuentro'' may also translate ...
ended, the party contested the elections in
2015
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alone with
Zury Ríos, the daughter of general and military dictator
Efraín Ríos Montt
José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods ...
, as its presidential candidate. Together with vice-presidential candidate
Juan Luis Mirón, she received 6% of the vote. In the congressional elections the party received 4% of the vote and won five seats. In April 2019 congressional candidate
Julio Rosales, who stood for a seat in
Retalhuleu
The city of Retalhuleu () is situated in south-western Guatemala. It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu Department
Retalhuleu () is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean co ...
, was dismissed from the party after an arrest warrant from the Texas District Court concerning the production and distribution of heroin, was executed in Guatemala City.
In
2019
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the party nominated
Isaac Farchi
Isaac Farchi Sultán (born 12 June 1960) is an international businessman and a politician. He is the son of the businessman Nissim Farchi Finkelstain, an Israeli born in Bulgaria, and Vilma Sultan Berchowitz, a Guatemalan of Israeli origin. Farch ...
as its presidential candidate. His campaign focused on corruption and security issues in Guatemala, naming Israel as a positive role model for the latter. He received about 6% of the vote. In the legislative elections the party increased its vote share slightly to 4.7%, winning seven seats. After the elections the party supported the agenda of President
Alejandro Giammattei
Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (; born 9 March 1956) is a Guatemalan politician who is serving as the president of Guatemala since 2020. He is a former director of the Guatemalan penitentiary system and participated in Guatemala's president ...
and supported the election of
Shirley Rivera
Shirley Joanna Rivera Zaldaña (born on 22 September 1971) is a Guatemalan politician from the Vamos party, who is president of the Congress for the period 2022–2023, she is the third woman to preside over the Congress of Guatemala
The C ...
for President of the Congress in October 2021.
Election results
President
Congress
Notes
References
External links
Official website
2007 establishments in Guatemala
Conservative liberal parties
Conservative parties in Guatemala
Political parties established in 2007
Protestantism in Guatemala
Protestant political parties
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