Pachakuti Indigenous Movement Explained

Pachakuti Indigenous Movement
Native Name:Movimiento Indígena Pachakuti
Foundation:2000
Country:Bolivia
Leader:Felipe Quispe

The Pachakuti Indigenous Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Indígena Pachakuti) was an indigenist political party in Bolivia founded in November 2000.[1]

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 none 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Vanessa Bernal Heredia. Sandra. 2009. The Third Nation: A Project of National Identity Formation in Bolivia. University of Miami.