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The National Unity of Hope (Spanish: Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE) is a populist political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 2002 and defined itself as a social-democratic and social-Christian party, but since transformed and is now described as a right-wing party. It is the largest political party in Guatemala by the number of members.
This article lists political parties in Guatemala. Guatemala has a multi-party system , with two or three strong political parties and other parties that are electorally successful. According to law if a party fails to get 4% of the vote or at least one deputy in Congress , the party is canceled.
Thelma Cabrera Pérez de Sánchez (born September 21,1970) is an Indigenous human rights activist and politician. Cabrera ran for president of Guatemala in 2019 as part of the political party, Movement for the Liberation of Peoples . [ 1 ]
The movement has had rapprochement with former attorney general Thelma Aldana to explore a possible coalition with Encuentro por Guatemala and Semilla for apply for Aldana to the presidency in 2019. [6] [7] In September 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party in the same month.
Horst Walther Overdick-Mejía, alias El Tigre (English: The Tiger), is a former Guatemalan drug lord and associate of the Mexican criminal group known as Los Zetas.He is known for helping Los Zetas cement their power in northern Guatemala. [2]
In the 2019 Guatemalan General Elections, the Partido Liberal de Guatemala tried to nominate Ricardo Méndez Ruíz for the presidency, but due to internal conflicts, the political party was left out of the 2019 Guatemalan General Elections. Finally, the Liberal Party of Guatemala was canceled on February 15, 2021. [3] [4]
The Tragic Week of 1920 was a civil uprising that took place in Guatemala in the week of April 8 to April 14, 1920, led by Unionist Party leaders, student leaders and those who opposed President Manuel Estrada Cabrera when the latter refused to leave office after the National Assembly declared him mentally incompetent for the presidency and named Carlos Herrera as interim president.
Winaq (K'iche' for 'people' or 'humanity') is a left-wing political party in Guatemala whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú, an ethnic K'iche'. Its roots are in the indigenous communities of Guatemala.