New Republic Movement
Movimiento Nueva República
English nameNew Republic Movement
AbbreviationMNR
Secretaria General ProvisionalAníbal García
FounderRodolfo Aníbal García
Founded2009
Dissolved2015
Split fromEncuentro por Guatemala
IdeologySocialism
Anti-imperialism
Progressivism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Seats in Congress 2008-20121
Website

Movimiento Nueva República (MNR) was a socialist Guatemalan political party, led by former congressman Aníbal García.

History

The MNR was publicly founded on March 29, 2009. During the 2011 elections in Guatemala, Movimiento Nueva República participated as a part of the Frente Amplio de Izquierda, a coalition of leftist political parties including Winaq, Alternativa Nueva Nación (ANN), and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG). Along with local and legislative candidates, current MNR congressman Aníbal García ran for vice president alongside Nobel Prize-winning Rigoberta Menchú of Winaq, the presidential candidate.[2]

Ideology

Movimiento Nueva República identifies as a leftist party, with a clear socialist-revolutionary ideals and an inclusive progressive, pluricultural and multiethnic makeup. According to its leaders, the Movement seeks to establish a New Republic to advance the following goals:

  • the wellbeing of the masses
  • the full expression of human rights
  • equality and recognition for the diverse peoples of Guatemala.

The Movimiento also rejects all forms of imperialism and the subjugation of certain nations by others.

2015 election

In the legislative elections held on September 6, 2015, the MNR secured 43,127 votes (0.96% of the total) in the race for national-list deputies and, save for defections, will have no representation in the 2016-2020 Congress. In the presidential election held on the same day, its candidate Aníbal García received 28,427 votes (0.58%).

Having failed to secure the minimum of 5% of the popular vote or one seat in Congress, the MNR will forfeit its registration as a party.

References

  1. 1 2 "La historia se repite: 28 partidos políticos en el horizonte". Soy502. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Proclaman binomios de Viva-EG y el Frente Amplio". El Periódico. Retrieved 2011-05-08.


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