Creemos

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Creemos (lit. 'We Believe') is a far-right^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] political party in Bolivia. It was previously an alliance consisting of the Solidarity Civic Unity (UCS) and Christian Democratic Party (PDC),^[8] which fielded Luis Fernando Camacho as its candidate for president during the 2020 Bolivian general election where he garnered 14% of the vote.

LeaderLuis Fernando Camacho

Founded23 January 2020 (alliance)
9 December 2020 (party)

HeadquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Ideology

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Creemos

Leader	Luis Fernando Camacho
Founded	23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) (alliance) 9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) (party)
Headquarters	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Ideology	Regionalism^[1] Conservatism^[2] Conservative liberalism^[3]
Political position	Far-right
Colors	Rose
Chamber of Deputies	16 / 130
Senate	4 / 36
Governorships	1 / 9
Mayors	7 / 337
Website
creemos.org
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Constituent parties

As an alliance, Creemos consisted of the following parties:

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Party	Ideology
Christian Democratic Party	Anti-communism, conservatism, Christian democracy
Solidarity Civic Unity	Economic liberalism, social conservatism

Regional partners

Creemos is also allied with several smaller parties that contest regional elections:

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Party	English Translation	Department
Seguridad, Orden y Libertad (SOL)	Security Order and Freedom	Santa Cruz
Libertad y Democracia Renovadora (Lider)	Liberty and Renewing Democracy	Chuquisaca
Movimiento de Organización Popular (MOP)	Popular Organization Movement	Potosí

Electoral results

Presidential elections

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Election	Presidential nominee	Votes	%	Votes	Result
Election	Presidential nominee	First Round		Second Round	Result
2020	Luis Fernando Camacho	862,184	14.00%		Lost N
2025	Samuel Doria Medina (UN)	1,054,568	19.69%		Lost N

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

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Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Chamber seats	+/-	Position	Senate seats	+/-	Position	Status
2020	Luis Fernando Camacho	862,184	14.00%	16 / 130	New	3rd	4 / 36	New	3rd	Opposition
2025	Luis Fernando Camacho	1,039,426	19.85%	26 / 130	10	3rd	7 / 36	3	3rd	Government

References

[1]
Rodríguez, Carlos Heras (2021). Partidos de oposición en el proceso de cambio boliviano (2006-2019) (in Spanish). Creemos fue la plataforma política de Fernando Camacho para su candidatura a la presidencia en 2020 y a la gobernación de Santa Cruz, que ganó, en 2021. Con un perfil regionalista más fuerte y escorado a la extrema derecha, absorbió el espacio electoral de Demócratas y cooptó buena parte de su estructura partidista. Entrevista con Jordana Middagh.
[2]
Baeza Freer, Jaime; Cortinhas, Juliano; Escudero Illanes, María Cristina; Montenegro, Pablo; Namihas, Sandra; Novak, Fabián; Pastrana Buelvas, Eduardo; Pérez Enríquez, Diego; Ramalho, Antonio Jorge (2022). Relaciones civil-militares en la región sudamericana. Reflexiones desde Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Red de Política de Seguridad. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IDEI). ISBN 978-9972-671-94-4. La renuncia de Jeanine Añez a su candidatura para la presidencia del Estado en las elecciones de 2020 dejó en carrera —además del MAS— a dos agrupaciones polı́ticas de la oposición: el partido conservador CREEMOS, del caudillo cruceño Luis Fernando Camacho, y a la alianza centrista Comunidad Ciudadana, que habı́a recibido 36,5% de los votos en las elecciones de 2019 y cuyo candidato, el historiador Carlos Mesa, fue el principal perjudicado por el fraude electoral, pues tenı́a altas probabilidades de ganar a Evo Morales en la segunda vuelta electoral.
[3]
Grieco y Bavio, Alfredo (2 December 2022). "Poniendo fin a cinco semanas de violencia en Santa Cruz, el gobierno del MAS sancionó la Ley del Censo boliviano 2024". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2025. El gobernador Camacho pidió a asambleístas de su partido, el conservador y liberal Creemos, y a asambleístas de la también opositora Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) de Carlos Mesa, que acepten la Ley que fija el censo para 2024, porque si la norma se rechazaba en la sesión de la Cámara de Diputados convocada para el 24 no se iba a poder presentar otro proyecto. [Governor Camacho asked assembly members from his party, the conservative and liberal Creemos, and assembly members from the also opposition Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) of Carlos Mesa, to accept the Law that sets the census for 2024, because if the norm was rejected in the session of the Chamber of Deputies called for the 24th, another project would not be able to be presented.]
[4]
Molina, Fernando; Manetto, Francesco (18 October 2020). "El factor Camacho: así es el voto 'ultra' en Bolivia". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
[5]
Hennigan, Tom. "Renewed unrest in deeply divided Bolivia in advance of presidential election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
[6]
"Elecciones Bolivia 2020: Con la mira puesta en la diferencia entre Luis Arce y Carlos Mesa | Los sondeos preliminares dan como ganador al candidato del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)". PAGINA12. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
[7]
Project, Armed Conflict Location Event Data (2021). "Understanding Political and Social Unrest in Bolivia". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Santa Cruz is also where the headquarters of the main right-wing political alliance — the 'We Believe' coalition (Creemos, in Spanish) — is located. Meanwhile, La Paz, the administrative capital of the country, tends to lean towards left-wing parties, including MAS and the 'Civic Community' coalition (Comunidad Ciudadana, in Spanish).
[8]
"Camacho y Pumari presentan la alianza Creemos para encarar las elecciones". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

Regional partners

Presidential elections

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

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