Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity

{{short description|Salvadoran political party}}

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{{use American English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity

| native_name = Fraternidad Patriota Salvadoreña

| native_name_lang = es

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| abbreviation = FPS

| leader1_title = Leader

| leader1_name = {{nowrap|Óscar Morales Lemus}}

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| founded = 12 July 1985

| registered = 12 May 1998

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| position = Right-wing{{cite web|url=http://lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/52862/2011/06/20/Nace-un-nuevo-partido-de-derecha-el-FPS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211113/http://lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/52862/2011/06/20/Nace-un-nuevo-partido-de-derecha-el-FPS|title=Nace un Nuevo Partido de Derecha, el FPS|trans-title=A New Right-Wing Party is Born, the FPS|language=es|work=La Página|date=20 June 2011|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=4 March 2016|first1=Iván|last1=Pérez}}

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| seats1_title = Legislative Assembly

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| seats2_title = Municipalities

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| seats3_title = Central American Parliament

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The Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity ({{langx|es|Fraternidad Patriota Salvadoreña}}, abbreviated FPS) is a Salvadoran political party. Its leader is Óscar Morales Lemus.

History

The Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity was founded in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://diario.elmundo.sv/politica/fraternidad-patriota-presento-su-formula-presidencial-para-2024|title=Fraternidad Patriota Presentó su Fórmula Presidencial para 2024|trans-title=Patriotic Fraternity Presented Its Presidential Formula for 2024|language=es|date=27 August 2023|access-date=28 August 2023|work=El Mundo|first1=Jessica|last1=Guzmán}}

The party registered with the Supreme Electoral Court on 12 October 2022 to be able to run candidates during the 2024 general election. On 27 August 2023, Óscar Lemus, the party's leader announced that it had selected Marina Murillo, an architect, as its presidential candidate and Fausto Carranza as its vice presidential candidate.

Electoral history

= Presidential elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Election

! rowspan="2" |Candidate

! colspan="2" scope="col" |First round

! colspan="2" |Second round

! rowspan="2" |Result

! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

Votes

!%

!Votes

!%

1989

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

1994

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

1999

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

2004

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

2009

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

2014

| {{no2|Óscar Lemus}}

| 6,659

| {{Percentage bar|0.25|hex=ADD8E6}}

| style="background-color:#ccc" colspan="2" |

| Lost {{Nay}}

|

2019

| colspan="6" |Did not run

|

2024

| {{no2|Mariana Murillo}}

| 19,293

| {{Percentage bar|0.60|hex=ADD8E6}}

| colspan="2" {{N/a|–}}

| Lost {{Nay}}

| {{cite web|url=https://diario.elmundo.sv/politica/en-vivo-cierre-de-escrutinio-final-de-la-eleccion-de-presidente-y-vicepresidente-2024|title=En Vivo: Cierre de Escrutinio Final de la Elección de Presidente y Vicepresidente 2024|trans-title=Live: The Final Tally of the 2024 Election for President and Vice President Closes|language=es|date=9 February 2024|access-date=9 February 2024|work=El Mundo}}

= Legislative Assembly elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Election

! scope="col" |Votes

! scope="col" |%

!Position

! scope="col" |Seats

!+/–

!Status in legislature

1985

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

1988

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

1991

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

1994

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

1997

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2000

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2003

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2006

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2009

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2012

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2015

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2018

|20,026

|0.94%

|{{increase}} 9th

|{{Composition bar|0|84|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2021

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

2024

| colspan="5" |Did not run

|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}

= Municipal elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Election

! scope="col" |Votes

! scope="col" |%

!Position

! scope="col" |Seats

!+/–

1985

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

1988

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

1991

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

1994

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

1997

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2000

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2003

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2006

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2009

|–

|–

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2012

|1,366

|0.06

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2015

|3,658

|0.15

|–

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

2018

|12,565

|0.55

|{{increase}} 6th

|{{Composition bar|1|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{increase}} 1

2021

|colspan="3" | Did not run

|{{Composition bar|0|262|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{decrease}} 1

2024

| 7,440

| 0.46

| {{decrease}} 11th

|{{Composition bar|0|44|{{party color|Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity}}}}

|{{steady}} 0

References