List of political parties in Guatemala explained

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.

Political culture

Political parties in Guatemala are generally numerous and unstable. No party has won the presidency more than once. In every election period, the majority of the parties are small and newly formed.

Parties

PartyIdeologyPolitical position2023 result
Votes (%)Seats
align=center align=center VAMOSVamos por una Guatemala Diferente
Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente
ConservatismCentre-right to right-wingalign=center 15.06%
align=center align=center UNENational Unity of Hope
Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
Populismalign=center 12.90%
align=center align=center SEMILLAMovimiento Semilla
Movimiento Semilla
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Centre-leftalign=center 11.72%
align=center align=center CABALCabal
Cabal
LiberalismCentre-rightalign=center 8.90%
align=center align=center VALORValor
Valor
ConservatismRight-wing to far-right5.51%
align=center PUUnionist Party
Partido Unionista
Social conservatism
Economic liberalism
Far-right
align=center align=center VIVAVision with Values
Visión con Valores
Christian right
Rhine capitalism
Right-wingalign=center 6.92%
align=center align=center TODOSTodos
Todos
Christian rightRight-wingalign=center 4.05%
align=center align=center VOSWill, Opportunity and Solidarity
Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad
Social democracyCentre-leftalign=center 4.47%
align=center align=center BIENBienestar Nacional
Bienestar Nacional
PopulismRight-wingalign=center 2.70%
align=center align=center NOSOTROSNosotros
Nosotros
PopulismRight-wingalign=center 3.15%
align=center align=center VICTORIAVictory
Victoria
-Right-wingalign=center 3.00%
align=center align=center CREOCommitment, Renewal and Order
Compromiso, Renovación y Orden
Social conservatism
Familism
Centre-rightalign=center 2.03%
align=center align=center AZULBlue Party
Partido Azul
ConservatismRight-wingalign=center 2.36%
align=center align=center CEElephant Community
Comunidad Elefante
DevelopmentalismRight-wingalign=center 2.29%
align=center align=center WINAQWinaq
Winaq
Progressivism
Indigenismo
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing3.21%
align=center URNGGuatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca
Socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing to far-left
align=center align=center CAMBIOChange
Cambio
PopulismRight-wingalign=center 1.26%

Extra-parliamentary parties

NameIdeologyPolitical positionLeader
align=center PPGGuatemalan People's Party
Partido Popular Guatemalteco
MunicipalismCentre-rightNeto Bran
align=center PHGHumanist Party of Guatemala
Partido Humanista de Guatemala
HumanismRight-wingRudio Lecsan Mérida
align=center MLPMovement for the Liberation of Peoples
Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos
Indigenismo
Left-wing populism
Left-wing to far-leftThelma Cabrera
align=center MFMy Family
Mi Familia
ConservatismRight-wingJulio Rivera
align=center PANNational Advancement Party
Partido de Avanzada Nacional
ConservatismFar-rightManuel Conde Orellana
align=center FCNNational Convergence Front
Frente de Convergencia Nacional
NationalismRight-wing
far-right
Jimmy Morales
align=center PINNational Integration Party
Partido de Integración Nacional
ConservatismRight-wingLuis Lam Padilla
align=center PODEROpportunities and Development Party
Partido de Oportunidades y Desarrollo
ConservatismRight-wingWalfre Oswaldo Lara
align=center PODEMOSPodemos
Podemos
ConservatismCentre-right[1] Roberto Arzú
align=center PRRepublican Party
Partido Republicano
ConservatismRight-wingRafael Espada
align=center URRepublican Union
Unión Republicana
ConservatismRight-wing[2] Giulio Talamonti

Political parties in formation

NameIdeologyPolitical positionLeader
align=center NCNew Citizenship
Nueva Ciudadanía
align=center FGGuatemala Force
Fuerza Guatemala
align=center PTWorkers' Party
Partido de los Trabajadores
align=center SUMASuma
Suma
align=center GPGuatemala Possible
Guatemala Posible
align=center SGSomos Guatemala
Somos Guatemala
Left-wing
align=center AxJAlliance for Justice
Alianza por la Justicia
ProgressivismLeft-wing
align=center PJJaguar
Jaguar
align=center PVGGuatemalan Green Party
Partido Verde Guatemalteco
Green politics
align=center UxGUnited for Guatemala
Unidos por Guatemala
align=center UNOOrganized National Union
Unión Nacional Organizada
align=center JUNTOSTogether
Juntos
ConservatismRight-wingJuan Carlos Eggenberger
align=center AGUAAmo a Guatemala
Amo a Guatemala
align=center APVPolitical Openness with Values
Apertura Política con Valores
align=center ARENAAllies for the Republic and the Nation
Aliados por la República y la Nación
align=center VENVoices of New Hope
Voces de Esperanza Nueva
align=center PCCCitizen Change Party
Partido Cambio Ciudadano
align=center ACTUAActúa
Actúa
align=center CDGGuatemalan Democratic Center
Centro Democrático Guatemalteco
align=center PFFusionist Party
Partido Fusionista
align=center APPeople's Alliance
Alianza Popular
align=center MLFreedom Movement
Movimiento Libertad
ConservatismCentre-right
align=center RLFree Republic
República Libre
align=center PPUUnited Fatherland Party
Partido Patria Unida
align=center NINew Ideas
Nuevas Ideas
BukelismJosé Luis Araneda Cintrón[3]
align=center BUSUnited Brigades in Social Democracy
Brigadas Unidas en Socialdemocracia
Social democracyCentre-left
align=center APPolitical Action
Acción Política
align=center NTNew Times
Nuevos Tiempos
align=center CCCelestial Citizenship
Ciudadanía Celeste
LiberalismCentre-rightMarielos Chang

Parties that did not contest the 2007 election

Former parties

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 53
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Bukele's Party Now Has a Clone in Guatemala. en. 25 October 2021. El Faro. Roman. Gressier. Gabriel. Labrador.