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 Politicalposition 2023 result Votes (%) Seats VAMOS Let's Go for a Different Guatemala Conservatism Centre-rightto right-wing 15.06% UNE National Unity of Hope Populism Centre 12.90% Semilla Seed Movement Centre-left 11.72% CABAL Cabal Liberalism Centre-right 8.90% VALOR Valor Conservatism Right-wingto far-right 5.51% PU Unionist Party Far-right VIVA Vision with Values Right-wing 6.92% TODOS All Christian right Right-wing 4.05% VOS Will, Opportunity and Solidarity Social democracy Centre-left 4.47% BIEN National Well-Being Populism Right-wing 2.70% PPN Us Populism Right-wing 3.15% Victoria Victory - Right-wing 3.00% CREO Commitment, Renewal and Order Centre-right 2.03% AZUL Blue Party Conservatism Right-wing 2.36% CE Elephant Community Developmentalism Right-wing 2.29% WINAQ Winaq Left-wing 3.21% URNG Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity SocialismLeft-wing nationalism Left-wingto far-left CAMBIO Change Populism Right-wing 1.26% Extra-parliamentary parties Name Ideology Politicalposition Leader PPG Guatemalan People's Party Municipalism Centre-right Neto Bran PHG Humanist Party of Guatemala Humanism Right-wing Rudio Lecsan Mérida MLP Movement for the Liberation of Peoples Left-wingto far-left Thelma Cabrera MF My Family Conservatism Right-wing Julio Rivera PAN National Advancement Party Conservatism Far-right Manuel Conde Orellana FCN National Convergence Front Nationalism Right-wingto far-right Jimmy Morales PIN National Integration Party Conservatism Right-wing Luis Lam Padilla PODER Opportunities and Development Party Conservatism Right-wing Walfre Oswaldo Lara Podemos We Can Conservatism Centre-righthttps://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 53 Roberto Arzú PR Republican Party Conservatism Right-wing Rafael Espada UR Republican Union Conservatism Right-wing Giulio Talamonti
Political parties in formation Name Ideology Political position Leader NC New Citizenship‡Nueva Ciudadanía FG Guatemala ForceFuerza Guatemala PT Workers' PartyPartido de los Trabajadores SUMA SumaSuma GP Guatemala PossibleGuatemala Posible SG Somos GuatemalaSomos Guatemala Left-wing AxJ Alliance for JusticeAlianza por la Justicia Progressivism Left-wing PJ JaguarJaguar PVG Guatemalan Green PartyPartido Verde Guatemalteco Green politics UxG United for GuatemalaUnidos por Guatemala UNO Organized National UnionUnión Nacional Organizada JUNTOS TogetherJuntos Conservatism Right-wing Juan Carlos Eggenberger AGUA Amo a GuatemalaAmo a Guatemala APV Political Openness with ValuesApertura Política con Valores ARENA Allies for the Republic and the NationAliados por la República y la Nación VEN Voices of New HopeVoces de Esperanza Nueva PCC Citizen Change PartyPartido Cambio Ciudadano ACTUA ActúaActúa CDG Guatemalan Democratic CenterCentro Democrático Guatemalteco PF Fusionist PartyPartido Fusionista AP People's AllianceAlianza Popular ML Freedom MovementMovimiento Libertad Conservatism Centre-right RL Free RepublicRepública Libre PPU United Fatherland PartyPartido Patria Unida NI New IdeasNuevas Ideas Bukelism José Luis Araneda Cintrón BUS United Brigades in Social DemocracyBrigadas Unidas en Socialdemocracia Social democracy Centre-left AP Political ActionAcción Política NT New TimesNuevos Tiempos CC Celestial CitizenshipCiudadanía Celeste Liberalism Centre-right Marielos Chang
Parties that did not contest the 2007 election Reform Movement (Movimiento Reformador) Social Democrat Party
Former parties Deregistered or ceased to function before 2003: Socialist Workers Unification Deregistered in 2003: Social Participative Democracy (Democracia Social Participativa) Transparency (Transparencia) Deregistered in 2007: Authentic Integral Development (Desarollo Integral Auténtico) Front for Democracy (Frente por la Democracia) Guatemalan Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana Guatemalteca) New Nation Alliance (Alianza Nueva Nación) Deregistered in 2015: Partido Patriota (Partido Patriota) Institutional Republican Party (Partido Republicano Institucional (PRI)) - formerly Guatemalan Republican Front (Frente Republicano Guatemalteco) Renewed Democratic Liberty (Libertad Democrática Renovada (LIDER)) Movimiento Nueva República (MNR) (Movimiento Nueva República (MNR)) Social Action Centre (Centro de Acción Social (CASA)) New Heart Nation - (Corazon Nueva Nacion (CNN)) Became the Grand National Alliance: National Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad Nacional) Citizen Prosperity (Prosperidad Ciudadana (PC)) Advance (Avanza) Deregistered in 2020: Productivity and Work Party (Partido Productividad y Trabajo (PPT)) Encounter for Guatemala (Encuentro por Guatemala (EG)) Convergence (Convergencia) United (Unidos) Free (Libre) Force (Fuerza) National Change Union (Unión del Cambio Nacional (UCN))
See also Politics of Guatemala Elections in Guatemala
References
External links Guatemalan Electoral and Political Parties law