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Front for Victory
Frente Para la Victoria
LeaderEvo Morales
PresidentElias Rodriguez
RegisteredFebruary 19, 2009
HeadquartersLa Paz
Membership50,000[1]
IdeologyLeft-wing nationalism
Agrarianism
Indigenismo
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
ColorsGreen, Yellow

Front for Victory (Spanish: Frente Para la Victoria, FPV), is a minor left-wing Bolivian political party registered in February 19, 2009 in the city of La Paz.[3][4] It was founded by agricultural technician Elias Rodriguez, who continues to be its presdent as of 2025.[5][6]

Ideology

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FPV has been described as a nationalist party with agrarian revolution being its main objective.[1] It was also described as leftist and indigenous party.[5]

History

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After being registered in February 2009, the party maintained a low profile,[7] untill for the first time, FPV participated in the 2019 Bolivian general elections running Elias Rodriguez as its candidate for presidency and Justiny Alfonzo Roman as candidate for vice-presedency. The party came in ninth place, obtaining 23,725 votes, 0,39% of the national vote.[8][9]

In 2020 Bolivian general elections, FPV ran Chi Hyun Chung as its candidate for presidency.[10][11] The party came in fourth place, obtaining 95,245 votes, 1.55% of national vote.[12][13]

Bolivian electoral law at that time said that all parties that failed to reach 3% vote threshold will be sanctioned by being prohibited from running for elections, the law was temporary suspended in 2019 and 2020 allowing FPV to survive.[7]

A lawsuit was filed against FPV on March 2025 by Peter Erlwein Beckhauser, asking the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to prohibit FPV from participating in the upcoming elections for their previous inability to obtain 3% of votes in 2020 Bolivian general elections. Elias Rodriguez, leader of the party, responded to the complaint and said that he "will present an appropriate defense to refute this accusation".[14][15]

In February 21, 2025, Bolivia's former president and leader of MAS-IPSP, Evo Morales, agreed to become presidential candidate of FPV for 2025 general elections that will be held on August 17, 2025.[16][17] Evo moralez left MAS-IPSP after the court stripped him from his party's positions and issued an arrest warrant for human trafficking of an underaged girl.[18][19] Reportedly, Evo Morales chose FPV because all other political parties refused to accept him as their candidate or already have candidates for the upcoming election.[20] Morales signed the document of his candidacy in the city of Lauca-N located in the Cochabamba Municipality together with Elias Rodriguez.[21][22]

Despite rulings by the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) disqualifying him from running for his new candidacy, Morales said that "with the Front for Victory, I will win the national elections again".[13] FPV said that the as a result of Evo Morales becoming its presidential candidate, a "migration" from MAS-IPSP into the party will occur.[1]

On February 2025, Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced that FPV might not be allowed to participate in the upcoming election due to "alleged irregularities" with its leadership.[23] On March 16, Elias Rodriguez claimed that an "internal struggle" is happening within FPV due to some members of the party not accepting Evo Morales as its candidate.[14]

On April 8, 2024, spokesperson of FPV, Wilmer Vásquez, threatened to "halt the general elections" if Supreme Electoral Tribunal stripped it of its legal status and prohibited it from running in response to a lawsuit against FPV that was filed by Peter Erlwein Beckhauser for failing to reach 3% of the popular vote in the 2020 general elections.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c EFE, Agencia (2025-02-25). "Frente para la Victoria, partido político candidatura Evo Morales". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  2. ^ "Bolivia: Evo Morales anunció que se postulará como candidato presidencial del Frente para la Victoria". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  3. ^ "Frente Para la Victoria – FPV". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  4. ^ "Nacimento del partido politico Frente Para la Victoria" (PDF). February 19, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Latina, Diario. "Evo Morales anunció su candidatura presidencial por el Frente para la Victoria". www.diariolatina.news. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  6. ^ "Bolivia: Evo Morales anunció que se postulará como candidato presidencial del Frente para la Victori". La diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  7. ^ a b jornada (2025-02-25). "Los rasgos del Frente para la Victoria que impulsa la candidatura de Evo Morales - JORNADA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  8. ^ Bolivia, Opinión (2020-03-09). "Candidato de FPV declina y Chi espera fallo del TSE". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  9. ^ "Candidato de FPV declina y Chi espera fallo del TSE". Opinion Bolivia. March 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Rojas, Fernanda (2019-10-10). "Elecciones en Bolivia: Chi Hyun Chung, el Bolsonaro boliviano que busca destronar a Evo Morales". La Tercera. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  11. ^ Bolivia, Opinión (2025-02-23). "Autoridades y excandidatos de FPV se deslindan de alianza de ese partido con Evo". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  12. ^ "ELECCIÓN JUDICIALES 2024". computo.oep.org.bo. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  13. ^ a b Central, Redacción (2025-02-20). "Morales sella acuerdo con el FPV, partido observado por irregularidades en la elección de su directiva". ABI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  14. ^ a b "FPV: acompañante de posible candidatura de Evo debe ser del partido, no otro "invitado"". El Día (in Spanish). 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  15. ^ a b "FPV amenaza con frenar elecciones si pierde su personería". El Diario (in Spanish). April 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Evo Morales se aferra a ser candidato presidencial de Bolivia, se unirá al Frente para la Victoria". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  17. ^ "Bolivia: Evo Morales signs agreement to be presidential candidate with the Front for Victory party". Radio Cadena Agramonte. February 21, 2025.
  18. ^ DDC (2025-02-23). "Pese a su inhabilitación, Evo Morales lanza su candidatura presidencial con un nuevo partido | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  19. ^ "Evo Morales insiste en presentarse a elecciones de Bolivia y participará en alianza con otras siglas". AP News (in Spanish). 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  20. ^ "Evo Morales tiene como única opción el partido Frente Para la Victoria para intentar postular su candidatura". Vision 360. March 8, 2025.
  21. ^ "Morales firma acuerdo con Frente Para La Victoria para participar de las elecciones". El País Tarija (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  22. ^ "FPV actualiza estatutos y se alista para 2025". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  23. ^ Cubadebate (2025-02-21). "Bolivia: Evo Morales firma acuerdo para ser candidato presidencial con el partido Frente Para la Victoria" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
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