Fuerza Ecuador

{{short description|Political party in Ecuador}}

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| name = Ecuador's Force

|native_name = Fuerza Ecuador

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| foundation = 20 October 2014

| registered = 10 September 2015

| founder = Abdalá Bucaram, Jr.

| predecessor = Ecuadorian Roldosist Party

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| dissolution = 27 November 2021

| headquarters = Guayaquil, Ecuador

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| ideology = Populism

| position = Big tent
Centre-left {{small|(self-proclaimed)}}

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| seats1_title = Seats in the National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|137|hex={{party color|Ecuador's Force}}}}

| colors = Red, yellow, white, black

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| website = {{URL|www.fuerza.ec}}

| country = Ecuador

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Fuerza Ecuador ({{langx|es|Ecuador's Force}}) was a political party in Ecuador.

History

The party was established on 20 October 2014 by Abdalá Bucaram, Jr. as a successor to the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party, which had its legal registration withdrawn.[http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/fuerza-ec-pre-politica-dalo.html The PRE reinvents itself in the group Fuerza.EC] El Comercio, 20 October 2014 It was registered in 2015 by the National Electoral Council after presenting 226,040 signatures.{{cite web|url=http://cne.gob.ec/es/institucion/sala-de-prensa/noticias/3205-cne-aprueba-inscripcion-del-partido-politico-fuerza-ecuador|title=CNE approves registration of the Fuerza Ecuador political party|work=CNE|date=10 September 2015}}

Bucaram was the party's presidential candidate for the 2017 general elections, finishing fifth with 5% of the vote. The party also won a single seat in the National Assembly,{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.cr/2017/03/01/oficialismo-ecuatoriano-se-asegura-mayoria-en-poder-legislativo/|title=Oficialismo ecuatoriano se asegura mayoría en Poder Legislativo|publisher=El Pais|date=1 March 2017}} taken by María Mercedes Cuesta.{{cite web|url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/elecciones-2021-menos-partidos-nacionales/ |title=Las elecciones de 2021 se perfilan con menos partidos nacionales|publisher=Primicias|date=11 September 2019}}

On 27 November 2021 the National Electoral Council de-registered Fuerza Ecuador for failing to meet the necessary percentage of votes or elected positions in two consecutive elections.{{cite web|url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/cinco-organizaciones-politicas-eliminadas/|title=Cinco organizaciones políticas fueron eliminadas del registro electoral|publisher=Primicias|date=27 November 2021|accessdate=21 April 2022}}

References

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