Creemos

Creemos (lit. 'We Believe') is a far-right^[2][3] coalition consisting of the Solidarity Civic Unity (UCS) and Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Bolivia.^[5] It was previously an alliance, which fielded Luis Fernando Camacho as its candidate for president during the 2020 Bolivian general election where he garnered 14% of the vote.

Creemos
Leader	Luis Fernando Camacho
Founded	23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) (alliance) 9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) (party)
Headquarters	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[1]
Ideology	Social conservatism National conservatism Federalism Right-wing populism Anti-communism Anti-abortion Anti-feminism
Political position	Far-right[2][3][4]
Colors	Rose
Chamber of Deputies	16 / 130
Senate	4 / 36
Governorships	1 / 9
Mayors	7 / 337
Website
creemos.org
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Constituent parties

Creemos consists of the following parties:

Party	Ideology
Christian Democratic Party	Anti-communism, conservatism, Christian democracy
Solidarity Civic Unity (formerly)	Economic liberalism, social conservatism

Regional partners

Creemos is also allied with several smaller parties that contest regional elections:

Party	English Translation	Department
Seguridad, Orden y Libertad (SOL)	Security Order and Freedom	Santa Cruz
Libertad y Democracia Renovadora (Lider)	Liberty and Renewing Democracy	Chuquisaca
Movimiento de Organización Popular (MOP)	Popular Organization Movement	Potosí

Electoral results

Presidential elections

Election	Presidential nominee	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
		First Round		Second Round
2020	Luis Fernando Camacho	862,184	14.00%			Lost N

Legislative elections

Year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of Deputies seats won	+/-	# of Senate seats won	+/-
2020	862,184	14.00 (#3)	16 / 130	16	4 / 36	4

References

1. Project, Armed Conflict Location Event Data (2021). "Understanding Political and Social Unrest in Bolivia". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Santa Cruz is also where the headquarters of the main right-wing political alliance — the 'We Believe' coalition (Creemos, in Spanish) — is located. Meanwhile, La Paz, the administrative capital of the country, tends to lean towards left-wing parties, including MAS and the 'Civic Community' coalition (Comunidad Ciudadana, in Spanish).
2. Molina, Fernando; Manetto, Francesco (18 October 2020). "El factor Camacho: así es el voto 'ultra' en Bolivia". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. Hennigan, Tom. "Renewed unrest in deeply divided Bolivia in advance of presidential election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. "Elecciones Bolivia 2020: Con la mira puesta en la diferencia entre Luis Arce y Carlos Mesa | Los sondeos preliminares dan como ganador al candidato del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)". PAGINA12. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. "Camacho y Pumari presentan la alianza Creemos para encarar las elecciones". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.