Fearless Movement

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Political party in Bolivia

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::summary Political party in Bolivia ::

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Field	Value
name	Fearless Movement
native_name	Movimiento Sin Miedo
colorcode
logo	[[File:Movimiento Sin Miedo (emblem).jpg
leader	Juan Del Granado
foundation	1 March 1999
split	Revolutionary Left Movement
successor	Sovereignty and Liberty Party
ideology	Democratic socialism
Progressivism
position	Centre-left
headquarters	La Paz, Bolivia
national	Unity Bloc
seats1_title	Deputies
seats1
seats2_title	Senate
seats2
country	Bolivia
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The leader of the party, Juan del Granado, was the mayor of La Paz from 2000 to 2010. The party won mayoral elections in 2010 in both La Paz and Oruro.

MSM entered into a political alliance with the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP) on September 3, 2005 in advance of the 2005 presidential election. The parties also consolidated their efforts during the 2006 election for the Constituent Assembly, in support of President Evo Morales during the 2008 Bolivian recall election, and finally in a joint legislative slate in the 2009 general election.

Elected officials

Plurinational Legislative Assembly

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/SinMiedoConEvo-Poster.jpg" caption="MSM poster during the 2008 referendum campaign, illustrating the party's embrace of the "process of change" and critical stance towards the successes and limitations of MAS rule. Banner text: "Yes to the process of change / Fearless Movement with Evo""] ::

Four members of MSM were elected to serve in the lower house of Bolivia's Congress when the party was in alliance with the MAS-IPSP: Javier Zavaleta, Marcela Revollo, Fabián Yaksic, and Samuel Pamuri. The last three of those were elected to uninominal seats.https://web.archive.org/web/20100126175203/http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/19-01-10/noticias.php?nota=19_01_10_poli1.php As part of a break between the MSM and its ally the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), the party's four deputies, elected on the MAS slate left the MAS ranks and pledged in late March 2010, "to act in accord with our political identity, with our conscience, and with the people who elected us with their vote." However, Samuel Pamuri quickly pledged his allegiance to the MAS-IPSP by April 2010. Javier Zavaleta distanced himself from the Fearless Movement as well, culminating in his formal detachment in February 2011.

MAS-IPSP deputies have repeatedly threatened to remove the remaining deputies from their seats for non-adherence to their elected slate. In January 2012, the Fearless Movement proposed that the five uninominal seats representing the city of La Paz (including Zavaleta, Revollo, Yaksic, and Pamuri, as well as Guillermo Torres of the MAS-IPSP) be subjected to a recall referendum, thereby confirming or rejecting their current party allegiances.

Municipal officials

In the departmental and municipal elections on 4 April 2010, the MSM participated in 176 contests, winning the mayor's office in 21 municipalities. Luis Revilla won the municipality of La Paz, which marked the third time that the Fearless Movement has won a mayoral race. Also, Rossío Pimentel Flores, from the MSM, carried the municipality of Oruro, something unexpected, since the Movement for Socialism has enjoyed strong support from that city. The MSM has consolidated itself since then strongly in opposition to the ruling party.

Presidential candidacy, 2014

After President Evo Morales suggested he would run for re-election in 2014, Juan del Granado, the leader of the Fearless Movement, led the party to challenge its former ally, the Movement for Socialism, to submit Morales' proposal to a constitutional referendum. Simultaneously, del Granado stated that the MSM would present a candidate for president.{{Cite news |pages = A1, A2 |title = Del Granado reta a Evo a ir a referéndum |work = Los Tiempos |location = Cochabamba |accessdate = 2010-09-25 |date = 2010-09-23 |url = http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20100923/del-granado-reta-a-evo-a-ir-a-referendum_90933_174956.html |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229171553/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20100923/del-granado-reta-a-evo-a-ir-a-referendum_90933_174956.html |archivedate = 2012-02-29

2025 general election

In July 2025, del Granado relaunched the party with the intention of contesting the 2025 Bolivian general election.

Election results

Presidential elections

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Election	Presidential nominee	Votes	%	Votes
Evo Morales (MAS)	1,544,374	53.74%		Elected
2,943,209	64.22%		Elected
Juan del Granado	140,285	2.71%		Lost
Did not contest
Did not contest
Samuel Doria Medina (UN)	1,054,568	19.69%		Lost
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Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

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Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Chamber seats	+/-	Position	Senate seats	+/-
Evo Morales	As part of MAS		2	1st		0	1st
Evo Morales	As part of MAS		2	1st		0	1st
Juan del Granado	135,997	2.71%		New	4th		New	4th
Did not contest		0			0
Did not contest		0			0
Juan del Granado	As part of Unity		1	3rd		0	3rd
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References

Achtenberg, Emily. (29 September 2014). "Bolivia: Elections in the Time of Evo". The North American Congress on Latin America.
(2007-08-12). "Los "sin miedo" efectuaron una extensa autoevaluación: Consejo del MSM descarta una ruptura con el MAS". La Prensa.
link. (2010-04-01 ," ''La Prensa'', 27 March 2010.)
(2012-01-19). "Diputado Samuel Pamuri niega militancia en MSM". El Diario.
(2012-01-19). "Diputado Javier Zavaleta no representa más al MSM". Los Tiempos.
link. (2011-07-08 ," ''Bolivia Prensa'', 3 April 2010.)
(2010-05-16). "MAS ganó en 231 alcaldías". Los Tiempos.
(2013-11-12). "A 11 meses de comicios exsocio de Evo es el primer candidato a la presidencia". Opinión.

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