Solidary Force

Solidary Force (Spanish: Fuerza Solidaria) is a Salvadoran political party which was formed by former members of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA). The party's leader is Rigoberto Soto.

Solidary Force Fuerza Solidaria
Abbreviation	FS
Leader	Rigoberto Soto[1]
Founded	2022
Split from	Nationalist Republican Alliance Grand Alliance for National Unity
Political position	Right-wing[2]
Colors	Yellow
Seats in the Legislative Assembly	0 / 84
Municipalities	0 / 262
Seats in PARLACEN	0 / 20
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History

Solidary Force was formed by former members of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) in 2022.^[1]

The party attempted to register with the Supreme Electoral Court to participate in the 2024 general election,^[3] but the court stated that the party failed to register in time for the 5 March 2023 deadline.^[4] Regardless, the party announced it will hold its primary elections on 2 July 2023, but ultimately delayed them for 16 July.^[5] On 24 July 2023, the party announced that José Javier Renderos Vásquez, an obstetrician, would be its presidential candidate and that Rafael Montalvo, an agriculturist, would be its vice presidential candidate for the general election.^[6][7]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result	Ref.
		Votes	%	Votes	%
2024	Javier Renderos	23,473	0.74%	–		Lost N	[8]

Parliamentary elections

Election	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–	Status in legislature	Ref.
2024	51,021	1.64	8th	0 / 60	New	Extra-parliamentary	[9]

Municipal elections

Election	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–	Ref.
2024	70,455	4.36	6th	1 / 44	New

PARLACEN elections

Election	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–	Ref.
2024	48,856	3.28	7th	0 / 20	New	[10]

References

1. "Más expolíticos de ARENA y GANA se acobijan con Fuerza Solidaria". Contra Punto (in Spanish). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
2. Umaña, Rodrigo (2022-03-24). "Fuerza Solidaria se financia de sus propios líderes dice Soto". Diario El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
3. Crespín, Verónica (20 February 2023). "TSE Prorroga Plazo para que Fuerza Solidaria Recolecte 14,000 Firmas que le Hacen Falta" [TSE Extends Deadline for Fuerza Solidaria to Collect the 14,000 Signatures It Needs]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
4. Magaña, Yolanda (9 March 2023). "TSE Declara Improcedente Nombramiento en Fuerza Solidaria y le Dice: "No Está Inscrito"" [TSE Declares Appointment in Fuerza Solidaria as Inadmissible and Tells Them: "They Are Not Registered"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
5. Crespín, Verónica (6 March 2023). "Fuerza Solidaria Convocó a Elecciones Internas para Elegir Candidatos en 2024" [Solidary Force Convoked Internal Elections to Elect Candidates for 2024]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
6. "Fórmula Presidencial de Fuerza Solidaria con Pasado Político en ARENA" [Presidential Formula of Solidary Force with Political Past in ARENA]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
7. Crespín, Verónica (24 July 2023). "Exareneros Integran la Fórmula Presidencial del Partido Fuerza Solidaria" [Ex-Areneros Integrate the Presidential Formula of the Solidary Force Party]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
8. "En Vivo: Cierre de Escrutinio Final de la Elección de Presidente y Vicepresidente 2024" [Live: The Final Tally of the 2024 Election for President and Vice President Closes]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
9. Jordán, Laura; Hernández, Alejandra (18 February 2024). "TSE Anuncia que Terminó de Escrutar los Votos para Diputados" [TSE Announces it Completed Counting the Votes for Deputy]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
10. "Resultados de Diputados a PARLACEN" [Results for Deputies to PARLACEN]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.