Venezuelan political party
Liberal Force (Spanish: Fuerza Liberal, FL) is a centre-right political party in Venezuela. It was founded in 2003 by Haydée Deutsch.[1]
History
The party's first electoral test was the 2004 regional elections, in which it received only obtained 2,854 votes (0.04%). In the 2005 parliamentary elections the party received only 644 votes for the National Assembly elections, but received 8,902 votes (0.30%) in the vote for the Andean Parliament.
It was part of the National Unity coalition that supported runners-up Manuel Rosales in the 2006 presidential elections. In 2007 the party joined the People's Alternative Directory [es] alliance alongside Independent Solidarity [es], the Republican Movement [es] and Emerging Vision [es].
In the 2010 parliamentary elections the party received 14,547 votes (0.13%) in the party list vote and 27,535 votes (0.17%) in the constituency vote, but again failed to win a seat. It was part of the Democratic Unity Roundtable alliance that supported runners-up Henrique Capriles in the 2012 presidential elections.
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