Indigenous Pachakuti Movement
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The Pachakuti Indigenous Movement (Spanish
: Movimiento Indígena Pachakuti) is a left-wing indigenist
political party
in Bolivia
founded in november 2000.
At the legislative elections
in 2002, the party won 2.2% of the popular vote and 6 out of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no out of 27 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Felipe Quispe
, won 6.1% of the popular vote.
At the legislative elections
in 2005, the party won 2.2 % of the popular vote and no seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Felipe Quispe Huanca
, won 2.2 % of the popular vote.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Movimiento Indígena Pachakuti) is a left-wing indigenist
Indigenism
Indigenism, Native nationalism, or Indigenous nationalism is a kind of ethnic nationalism emphasizing the group's indigeneity to their homeland...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
founded in november 2000.
At the legislative elections
Elections in Bolivia
Elections in Bolivia gives information on elections and election results in Bolivia.Bolivia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected for a five-year term by the people or parliament . The National...
in 2002, the party won 2.2% of the popular vote and 6 out of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no out of 27 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Felipe Quispe
Felipe Quispe
Felipe Quispe Huanca "El Mallku" is an ethnic Aymara Bolivian political leader. He heads the Pachakuti Indigenous Movement and has also been general secretary of the United Union Confederation of Working Peasants of Bolivia...
, won 6.1% of the popular vote.
At the legislative elections
Elections in Bolivia
Elections in Bolivia gives information on elections and election results in Bolivia.Bolivia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected for a five-year term by the people or parliament . The National...
in 2005, the party won 2.2 % of the popular vote and no seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Felipe Quispe Huanca
Felipe Quispe
Felipe Quispe Huanca "El Mallku" is an ethnic Aymara Bolivian political leader. He heads the Pachakuti Indigenous Movement and has also been general secretary of the United Union Confederation of Working Peasants of Bolivia...
, won 2.2 % of the popular vote.