Bienestar Nacional Explained

Bienestar Nacional
Leader:Fidel Reyes Lee
Secretary General:Rubén García López
Colors: Blue and orange
Foundation:2002
Ideology:Liberalism
Populism
Position:Right-wing[1]
Slogan:¡Mejor calidad de vida! (lit. Better quality of life!)
Seats1 Title:Seats in Congress
Country:Guatemala

Bienestar Nacional (lit. National Well-being) is a political party in Guatemala.[2]

History

The political party was established in 2002, although it never appeared on the list of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal until 2015. It was at risk of being suspended due to lack of affiliates, but was later accepted by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.[3] [4]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Status
20078,9210.28 (#16)New
2011Did not participate 0
2015Did not participate 0
2019194,0674.82 (#6) 8
2023112,742 2.70 (#12) 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elecciones en Guatemala: el sistema se resiste pese al ascenso del voto de castigo y anti-élite. Elcano Royal Institute. 2023-06-14. spanish.
  2. https://www.tse.org.gt/images/descargas/LPMAYO.pdf TSE
  3. http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/politica/Partidos-pueden-suspendidos_0_1291671050.html Partidos pueden ser suspendidos
  4. Web site: Investigan afiliaciones a partidos políticos sin autorización . 2018-05-22 . 2019-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190625032341/https://www.publinews.gt/gt/guatemala/2015/01/25/investigan-afiliaciones-partidos-politicos-autorizacion.html . dead .