We Are All Chuquisaca
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We Are All Chuquisaca was an electoral alliance of the in the 4 April 2010 elections
in Cochabamba department
. Its candidate for Governor of Chuquisaca, Jhon Cava, former president of the Chuquisaca Civic Committee, placed second with 35.5% of the vote. His candidacy was backed by: the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR), National Unity Front
(UN), and Social Alliance
political parties as well as the following citizen groupings: Movimiento 25 de Mayo (M-25), Movimiento Poder Ciudadano (MPC), Adelante Vecinos (AV), Chuquisaca Somos Todos (CST), Acción Regional (AR) and Gente.
We Are All Chuquisaca is thus also a registered citizen grouping under whose name the alliance's campaign was conducted. The alliance won 4 of the 21 seats in Chuquisaca's Departmental Legislative Assembly. The organization's president is Claudia Torres. It did not have a candidate for the Mayor of Sucre
to avoid dividing the vote for Jaime Barrón
, who was elected mayor. However, it intends to contest the 2011 election to replace Barrón, who resigned under indictment.
Following the elections, Jhon Cava headed a process to register a new political party called Alliance for Chuquisaca
which includes Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR), National Unity Front
(UN), and the Citizen Power Movement ( MPC).
Bolivian regional election, 2010
The 2010 Bolivian regional elections were held on 4 April 2010. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 5 million people...
in Cochabamba department
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...
. Its candidate for Governor of Chuquisaca, Jhon Cava, former president of the Chuquisaca Civic Committee, placed second with 35.5% of the vote. His candidacy was backed by: the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR), National Unity Front
National Unity Front
The National Unity Front is a political party in Bolivia.At the legislative elections in 2005, the party won 7.8 % of the popular vote and 8 out of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 1 out of 27 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Samuel Jorge Doria Medina Auza,...
(UN), and Social Alliance
Social Alliance
The Social Alliance is a Bolivian political party founded on 9 October 2005. The party grew out of the successful 2004 campaign of leader René Joaquino Cabrera for mayor of Potosí.-External links:**...
political parties as well as the following citizen groupings: Movimiento 25 de Mayo (M-25), Movimiento Poder Ciudadano (MPC), Adelante Vecinos (AV), Chuquisaca Somos Todos (CST), Acción Regional (AR) and Gente.
We Are All Chuquisaca is thus also a registered citizen grouping under whose name the alliance's campaign was conducted. The alliance won 4 of the 21 seats in Chuquisaca's Departmental Legislative Assembly. The organization's president is Claudia Torres. It did not have a candidate for the Mayor of Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
to avoid dividing the vote for Jaime Barrón
Jaime Barrón
Jaime Barrón Poveda is former mayor of the city of Sucre, Bolivia, representing the Pact of Social Integration political party, which is closely aligned with the Inter-Institutional Committee of Chuquisaca. Following his election in the April 4, 2010 regional elections, Barrón was sworn in as...
, who was elected mayor. However, it intends to contest the 2011 election to replace Barrón, who resigned under indictment.
Following the elections, Jhon Cava headed a process to register a new political party called Alliance for Chuquisaca
Alliance for Chuquisaca
Alliance for Chuquisaca is an electoral alliance in Chuquisaca department created in May 2010. It emerged from Jhon Cava's unsuccessful candidacy for Governor of Chuquisaca under the electoral line We Are All Chuquisaca...
which includes Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR), National Unity Front
National Unity Front
The National Unity Front is a political party in Bolivia.At the legislative elections in 2005, the party won 7.8 % of the popular vote and 8 out of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 1 out of 27 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Samuel Jorge Doria Medina Auza,...
(UN), and the Citizen Power Movement ( MPC).