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Fuerza | |
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| Leader | Mauricio Radford |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | 27 February 2020 [1] |
| Ideology | Nationalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Seats in Congress | 0 / 160 |
| Website | |
| www.fuerza.org.gt | |
Fuerza (lit. Force) was a political party in Guatemala.
The party was established in 2011 by Maurico Redford. Prior to the 2015 elections it nominated Alejandro Giammattei as its presidential candidate; Giammattei finished fourth in a field of fourteen candidates with 6% of the vote. [2] In the Congressional elections the party received 2% of the vote, winning two of the 158 seats; [3] Raul Romero Segura in Guatemala City and Claude Harmelin de Leon in Guatemala Department. [2]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95,392 | 2.09 (#13) | 2 / 160 | New | External support |
| 2019 | 77,862 | 1.93 (#19) | 0 / 160 |  2 | Extra-parliamentary |
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