Libre
LeaderAníbal García
Secretary-GeneralCarlos René Maldonado Alonzo
FoundedMay 17, 2018
LegalisedDecember 13, 2018
DissolvedFebruary 27, 2020[1]
Split fromMovimiento Nueva República
IdeologyProgressivism[2]
Political positionLeft-wing[3][4]
Colors  Blue
Seats in Congress
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Libre (lit. Free) was a political party in Guatemala.[5]

History

Libre is a political party in formation, on September 18, 2016, the political party was registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and its registration process ended on December 13, 2018. It currently has 17,700 members, its general secretary is Carlos René Maldonado Alonzo. Its leader is Aníbal García, former general secretary of the New Republic Movement party and former presidential candidate in 2015, and vice president in 2011. The movement has had rapprochement with former attorney general Thelma Aldana to explore a possible coalition with Encuentro por Guatemala and Semilla for apply for Aldana to the presidency in 2019.[6][7] In September 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party in the same month.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election date Party candidate Number of votes Percentage of votes Number of votes Percentage of votes Result
First round Second round
2019 Aníbal García 41,115 0.95 — — Lost

Legislative elections

Election Votes  % Seats +/– Status
2019 48,267 1.20 (#23)
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 New Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ "TSE publica cancelación de seis partidos políticos – Prensa Libre". Prensa Libre.
  2. ↑ "¿Mejoró la izquierda o el voto contra el "establishment" o qué?". Plaza Pública. 3 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "GUATEMALA.- Derroteros de la Izquierda Guatemalteca y la pesada carga del reformismo". Revista de Centroamérica. 10 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Thorben Austen (15 June 2019). "Hintergründe zu den Wahlen in Guatemala". Amerika21.
  5. ↑ "Comités para la construcción de los partidos políticos" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Diez grupos sueñan con ser partidos políticos – Crónica". Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  7. ↑ de Portillo, Ana (23 July 2017). "Conozca la oferta electoral que podríamos tener en el 2019". República.


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