Vamos (El Salvador) Explained

Let's Go
Native Name:Vamos
Leader:Cesia Rivas[1]
Foundation:11 November 2017
Headquarters:San Salvador
Membership:920
Ideology:Christian humanism
Liberalism
Anti-communism
Position:Centre
Colours: Blue, White
Seats1 Title:Legislative Assembly
Seats2 Title:Mayors
Seats3 Title:PARLACEN
Website:vamos.org.sv
Country:El Salvador

Vamos (English: link=no|Let's Go) is a Salvadoran political party that was registered in November 2017. The party was described by inaugural leader Josué Alvarado as being a "project of ideas, principles and values" that accepts individuals from the political left and right.[2]

History

Vamos was registered to the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on 4 November 2017 obtaining 57,382 required signatures, and was legalised on 11 November 2017. Despite registering in 2017, the party was not permitted to participate in the 2018 elections as it missed the deadline for internal party elections.[3]

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]

In the 2024 Salvadoran election, the party did not field a candidate for President of El Salvador.[6] The party reelected its one deputy, Claudia Ortiz, to the National Assembly.[7] The party did not elect any mayors.[8]

Ideology

In 2017, then-national coordinator and former deputy Josué Alvarado described the party as a "project of ideas, principles and values" that rejects "messianic leaders".

Party leadership

National general secretary: Cesia Rivas[9]

National secretary of organization:

Members of the National Assembly

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateFirst roundSecond roundResult
Votes%Votes%
201920,763N/ANot elected
2024Did not participateNot elected

Legislative Assembly elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%PositionSeats+/–Status in legislature
2021Josué Alvarado26,4921.01 8thNewOpposition
2024Cesia Rivas91,6752.94 5th 0Opposition

Municipal elections

ElectionVotes%PositionSeats+/–
202110,4130.39% 8thNew
2024 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partido Vamos Presenta su Lista de Candidatos para 2024. Vamos Party Presents Its List of Candidates for 2024. es. 16 July 2023. 16 July 2023. El Mundo. Verónica. Crespín.
  2. Web site: Santos . Carol . 2017-11-15 . Lanzan partido Vamos y dice acepta gente de izquierda o derecha . 2024-07-01 . Diario El Mundo . es.
  3. Web site: Edgardo Rivera . 4 November 2017 . TSE autoriza la inscripción del partido VAMOS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120235/http://elmundo.sv/tse-autoriza-la-inscripcion-del-partido-vamos/ . 7 April 2018 . 16 March 2021 . El Mundo.
  4. Web site: Josué Alvarado se inscribe como precandidato . Beatriz Benítez . 27 April 2018 . La Prensa Gráfica . 16 March 2021 .
  5. Web site: VAMOS celebra tener una diputada en la Asamblea . Violeta Rivas . 2 March 2021 . elsalvador.com . El Diario de Hoy . 17 March 2021 .
  6. Web site: 2024-02-01 . Bukele y las elecciones en El Salvador: quiénes conforman la oposición en El Salvador y qué plantean para batir al popular y controvertido presidente . 2024-07-01 . BBC News Mundo . es.
  7. Web site: 2024-02-20 . Partido de Bukele domina o Congresso de El Salvador . 2024-07-01 . CartaCapital . pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Villarroel . Gabriela . 2024-03-05 . Nuevas Ideas logra 24 alcaldías según resultados preliminares del TSE . 2024-07-01 . La Prensa Grafica.
  9. Web site: Gavarrete . Julia . Peña . Víctor . 2023-11-04 . Four Women Politicians Confront the Salvadoran Electoral Tribunal . 2024-07-01 . Four Women Politicians Confront the Salvadoran Electoral Tribunal . en.