2023 in Guatemala

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The following lists events in the year 2023 in Guatemala .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Unity of Hope</span> Political party in Guatemala

The National Unity of Hope is a populist political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 2002 and defined itself as a social-democratic and social-Christian party, but nowadays it is described as a right-wing political party. It is the largest political party in Guatemala by the number of members.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Álvaro Colom</span> President of Guatemala from 2008–2012 (1951–2023)

Álvaro Colom Caballeros was a Guatemalan engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the President of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as the General-Secretary of the political party, National Unity of Hope (UNE).

The Unionist Party is a conservative political party in Guatemala, who advocates the re-creation of a Central American union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winaq</span> Political party in Guatemala

Winaq is a left-wing political party in Guatemala whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú, who is ethnically Kʼicheʼ. Its name comes from the Kʼicheʼean word for "people" or "humanity", "winaq". It is a party whose roots are in the indigenous communities of Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Commitment, Renewal and Order</span> Political party in Guatemala

Commitment, Renewal and Order is a political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Guatemalan general election</span>

General elections were held in Guatemala on 16 June 2019, to elect the president, Congress and local councils. A second round of the presidential elections was held on 11 August 2019, since no candidate won a majority in the first round. Alejandro Giammattei won the election in the second round of voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Productivity and Work Party</span> Political party in Guatemala

The Productivity and Work Party was a political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Semilla (political party)</span> Political party in Guatemala

Movimiento Semilla is a centre-left political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alejandro Giammattei</span> President of Guatemala (2020–present)

Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla is a Guatemalan politician who has been serving as the 51st and current president of Guatemala since 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Guatemalan general election</span>

General elections were held in Guatemala on 25 June 2023 to elect the president and vice president, all 160 seats in Congress, all 20 members of the Central American Parliament, and mayors and councils for all the country's 340 municipalities. Incumbent president Alejandro Giammattei was constitutionally prohibited from running for a second four-year term. However, as no presidential candidate obtained over 50 percent of the vote in the first round on 25 June 2023, a second round was held between the top two finishers on 20 August 2023: Congressman Bernardo Arévalo of the Movimiento Semilla and Sandra Torres, a former first lady representing the National Unity of Hope (UNE) party. Arévalo defeated Torres in the second round with nearly 61 percent of the vote in what was seen as a landslide. The ruling Vamos party won the largest number of seats in Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernardo Arévalo</span> President-elect of Guatemala (born 1958)

César Bernardo Arévalo de León is a Guatemalan diplomat, sociologist, writer, and politician who is the president-elect of Guatemala. He defeated former First Lady Sandra Torres in the second round of the 2023 presidential election on 20 August 2023 and will be inaugurated as the 52nd president on 14 January 2024.

The 2023 Guatemala City mayoral election was held on 25 June 2023, to elect the mayor of Guatemala City, Department of Guatemala and thirteen members of the Municipal Council. Incumbent Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus was eligible for another term. Quiñónez of the Unionist Party ran for re-election with the support of Valor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabal (political party)</span> Political party in Guatemala

Cabal is a political party in Guatemala led by Edmond Mulet. In English, the party's name can be translated literally as "thorough", or colloquially as "exact" or "spot on".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nosotros (political party)</span> Political party in Guatemala

Nosotros is a political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cambio (political party)</span> Political party in Guatemala

Change is a political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Will, Opportunity and Solidarity</span> Political party in Guatemala

Will, Opportunity and Solidarity is a political party in Guatemala.

In the run up to the Guatemalan general election scheduled to take place on 25 June 2023, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Guatemala. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.

Blue Party is a political party in Guatemala.

Elephant Community is a political party in Guatemala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo</span> Guatemala presidential inauguration ceremony

The inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo as the 52nd president of Guatemala is scheduled to take place on 14 January 2024 at the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias. Karin Herrera, who was elected as the 18th Vice President of Guatemala, will also take the oath of office. It will be the eighth presidential inauguration held in the Great Room "Efraín Recinos" of the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias.

References

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  2. Tribunal Supremo Electoral (2019). "Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos" (PDF). Guatemala.
  3. André Yancor (2022-01-20). "Elecciones 2023: Estas podrían ser las fechas de de la primera y segunda vuelta electoral". Tv Azteca Guatemala (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. "TSE da fechas tentativas para elecciones generales en Guatemala 2023 (primera y segunda vuelta)" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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  7. "Bloqueos en Guatemala: la capital amanece con varias rutas cerradas este lunes 9 de octubre" (in Spanish). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. "Ministerio Público de Guatemala dice que las elecciones ganadas por Arévalo no son válidas" (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  9. "International court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case". AP News. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  10. "Fallece Álvaro Colom, expresidente de Guatemala, confirman fuentes allegadas a la familia" (in Spanish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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