Katarist United Liberation Front

Political party in Bolivia

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The Katarist United Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Únido de Liberación Katarista, abbreviated FULKA) was a Katarist political party in Bolivia. The party was launched by Jenaro Flores Santos ahead of the 1989 elections.^[1] FULKA was formed after a split in the Tupaq Katari Revolutionary Movement (MRTK) at the 1988 congress of MRTK.^[2] MRTK, later renamed MRTKL, and FULKA developed an antagonistic relationship, and the bickering between the two parties hurt the public confidence in both.^[3]

Flores Santos was the presidential candidate of the party and their candidate for vice president was Hermógenes Bazualdo García. The Flores-Bazualdo ticket obtained 16,416 votes (1.16% of the national vote).^[4]

FULKA leader Flores Santos was the vice presidential candidate of the United Left (IU) in the 1993 presidential election.^[5]

References

^ Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America. Redwood City, California: Stanford University Press. 1995-01-01. ISBN 9780804765374.
^ Van Cott, Donna Lee (30 Apr 2007). From Movements to Parties in Latin America: The Evolution of Ethnic Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521707039.
^ Van Cott, Donna Lee (30 Apr 2007). From Movements to Parties in Latin America: The Evolution of Ethnic Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521707039.
^ "Presidencialismo Parlamentarizado en Bolivia (1985-2005): Virtudes y Limitaciones: Anexos: Partidos Polícticos Bolivianos (1985-2007)" (PDF). cataria.udlap.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 Feb 2018.
^ Van Cott, Donna Lee (30 Apr 2007). From Movements to Parties in Latin America: The Evolution of Ethnic Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521707039.