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

Party Ideology Political position 2023 result
Votes (%) Seats
VAMOS Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente
Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente
Conservatism Centre-right to right-wing 15.06%
39 / 160
UNE National Unity of Hope
Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
Populism Centre 12.90%
28 / 160
SEMILLA Movimiento Semilla
Movimiento Semilla
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Centre-left 11.72%
23 / 160
CABAL Cabal
Cabal
Liberalism Centre-right 8.90%
18 / 160
VALOR Valor
Valor
Conservatism Right-wing to far-right 5.51%
12 / 160
PU Unionist Party
Partido Unionista
Social conservatism
Economic liberalism
Far-right
VIVA Vision with Values
Visión con Valores
Christian right
Rhine capitalism
Right-wing 6.92%
11 / 160
TODOS Todos
Todos
Christian right Right-wing 4.05%
6 / 160
VOS Will, Opportunity and Solidarity
Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad
Social democracy Centre-left 4.47%
4 / 160
BIEN Bienestar Nacional
Bienestar Nacional
Populism Right-wing[1] 2.70%
4 / 160
NOSOTROS Nosotros
Nosotros
Populism Right-wing 3.15%
3 / 160
VICTORIA Victory
Victoria
- Right-wing[1] 3.00%
3 / 160
CREO Commitment, Renewal and Order
Compromiso, Renovación y Orden
Social conservatism
Familism
Centre-right 2.03%
3 / 160
AZUL Blue Party
Partido Azul
Conservatism Right-wing 2.36%
2 / 160
CE Elephant Community
Comunidad Elefante
Developmentalism Right-wing 2.29%
2 / 160
WINAQ Winaq
Winaq
Progressivism
Indigenismo
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing 3.21%
1 / 160
URNG Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca
Socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing to far-left
CAMBIO Change
Cambio
Populism Right-wing 1.26%
1 / 160

Extra-parliamentary parties

Name Ideology Political position Leader
PPG Guatemalan People's Party
Partido Popular Guatemalteco
Municipalism Centre-right Neto Bran
PHG Humanist Party of Guatemala
Partido Humanista de Guatemala
Humanism Right-wing[1] Rudio Lecsan Mérida
MLP Movement for the Liberation of Peoples
Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos
Indigenismo
Left-wing populism
Left-wing to far-left Thelma Cabrera
MF My Family
Mi Familia
Conservatism Right-wing[1] Julio Rivera
PAN National Advancement Party
Partido de Avanzada Nacional
Conservatism Far-right Manuel Conde Orellana
FCN National Convergence Front
Frente de Convergencia Nacional
Nationalism Right-wing
far-right
Jimmy Morales
PIN National Integration Party
Partido de Integración Nacional
Conservatism Right-wing[1] Luis Lam Padilla
PODER Opportunities and Development Party
Partido de Oportunidades y Desarrollo
Conservatism Right-wing Walfre Oswaldo Lara
PODEMOS Podemos
Podemos
Conservatism Centre-right[2] Roberto Arzú
PR Republican Party
Partido Republicano
Conservatism Right-wing[1] Rafael Espada
UR Republican Union
Unión Republicana
Conservatism Right-wing[1] Giulio Talamonti

Political parties in formation

Name Ideology Political position Leader
NC New Citizenship
Nueva Ciudadanía
FG Guatemala Force
Fuerza Guatemala
PT Workers' Party
Partido de los Trabajadores
SUMA Suma
Suma
GP Guatemala Possible
Guatemala Posible
SG Somos Guatemala
Somos Guatemala
Left-wing
AxJ Alliance for Justice
Alianza por la Justicia
Progressivism Left-wing
PJ Jaguar
Jaguar
PVG Guatemalan Green Party
Partido Verde Guatemalteco
Green politics
UxG United for Guatemala
Unidos por Guatemala
UNO Organized National Union
Unión Nacional Organizada
JUNTOS Together
Juntos
Conservatism Right-wing Juan Carlos Eggenberger
AGUA Amo a Guatemala
Amo a Guatemala
APV Political Openness with Values
Apertura Política con Valores
ARENA Allies for the Republic and the Nation
Aliados por la República y la Nación
VEN Voices of New Hope
Voces de Esperanza Nueva
PCC Citizen Change Party
Partido Cambio Ciudadano
ACTUA Actúa
Actúa
CDG Guatemalan Democratic Center
Centro Democrático Guatemalteco
PF Fusionist Party
Partido Fusionista
AP People's Alliance
Alianza Popular
ML Freedom Movement
Movimiento Libertad
Conservatism Centre-right
RL Free Republic
República Libre
PPU United Fatherland Party
Partido Patria Unida
NI New Ideas
Nuevas Ideas
Bukelism José Luis Araneda Cintrón[3]
BUS United Brigades in Social Democracy
Brigadas Unidas en Socialdemocracia
Social democracy Centre-left
AP Political Action
Acción Política
NT New Times
Nuevos Tiempos
CC Celestial Citizenship
Ciudadanía Celeste

Parties that did not contest the 2007 election

Former parties

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Elecciones en Guatemala: el sistema se resiste pese al ascenso del voto de castigo y anti-élite" (in Spanish). Elcano Royal Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. https://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 53
  3. Gressier, Roman; Labrador, Gabriel (25 October 2021). "Bukele's Party Now Has a Clone in Guatemala". El Faro.
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