Villacorta was proclaimed presidential candidate by a party named
Winaq, founded by
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Rigoberta Menchú. Liliana Hernández was named his candidate for Vice President. In June 2019, Villacorta was positioned in the polls with 1.2% in intention to vote, however, after the count in the general elections, he obtained 5.2% of the votes and he was placed in seventh place. Days after the election, Villacorta broke away from Winaq and announced that he would run as the candidate for the progressive political party,
VOS, that would participate in the
2023 general elections. He placed in seventh place, obtaining 5.62% of the votes. == References ==