Without Fear Movement

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Without Fear Movement (in Spanish: Movimiento Sin Miedo, MSM) is a Progressive political party in Bolivia. MSM was founded on March 1, 1999.

The leader of the party, Juan del Granado, has been mayor of La Paz since 2000. The party won mayoral elections in 2010 in both La Paz and Oruro.

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 / Without Fear with Evo"

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,^[1] in support of President Evo Morales during the 2008 recall referendum, and finally in a joint legislative slate in the 2009 general election.

Four members of MSM serve in the lower house of Bolivia's Congress: Javier Zavaleta, Marcela Revollo, Fabián Yaksic, and Samuel Pamuri. The last three of those were elected to uninominal seats.[1] 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."

Later, in the departamental and municipal elections, in the 4th of April, of 2010, Luis Revilla won the municipality of La Paz, which marked a third time that the Without Fear Movement rules as mayor. Also, Rossío Pimentel Flores, from the MSM, won the municipality of Oruro, something unexpected, since the Movement towards Socialism has enjoyed strong support from that city. The MSM has consolidated itself, since then, in strong opposition to the ruling party.^[2]

In September 2010, the party began a petition and pressure campaign in defense of La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla, who has been charged by the national treasury inspector's office with misuse of funds, and "in defense of the popular vote."^{[citation needed]} After President Evo Morales suggested a 2014 reelection bid, Juan del Granado, leader of the Without Fear Movement challenged its former ally, the Movement towards Socialism to carry out a constitutional referendum to do so. Simultaneously, del Granado stated that the MSM will present a candidate for president.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Los “sin miedo” efectuaron una extensa autoevaluación: Consejo del MSM descarta una ruptura con el MAS". La Prensa. 2007-08-12. http://www.cedib.org/anuario/contenido/agosto/12/ltext/P2.820070812.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 
2. ^ "Ruptura MAS-MSM llega a la Asamblea Legislativa," La Prensa, 27 March 2010.
3. ^ "Del Granado reta a Evo a ir a referéndum". Los Tiempos (Cochabamba): pp. A1, A2. 2010-09-23. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20100923/del-granado-reta-a-evo-a-ir-a-referendum_90933_174956.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25.