Guatemalan People's Party

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Guatemalan People's Party
Partido Popular Guatemalteco
AbbreviationPPG
Leader Neto Bran [1]
Founded2020 [2]
Legalised27 July 2022 [3]
Dissolved8 January 2024 [4]
Split from Todos
Ideology Municipalism [5]
Decentralization [5]
Political position Centre-right
Colors  Blue
Seats in Congress
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Guatemalan People's Party (Spanish : Partido Popular Guatemalteco) was a political party in Guatemala led by Neto Bran. [1]

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History

The mayor of Mixco Neto Bran was part of several political parties, including: the Reform Movement, with which he won the mayor's office in 2015, and Todos, with which he won re-election in 2019. [3]

In November 2020, Neto Bran was appointed secretary general of the Todos party, but after disputes with party founder Felipe Alejos, Bran announced his resignation from Todos in February 2021. [6]

In December 2021, Bran announced his affiliation to the Guatemalan People's Party. [1] The party was legalized in July 2022. [3]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidatesFirst roundSecond roundStatus
PresidentVice PresidentVotes %Votes %
2023 NoneNoneDid not participate

Legislative elections

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Status
2023 23,8370.52
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NewExtra-parliamentary

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neto Bran anuncia nuevo partido político: «Partido Popular Guatemalteco»". Perspectiva (in Spanish). 10 December 2021.
  2. "Al menos 13 nuevos grupos aspiran a conformarse como partidos políticos para 2023". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 6 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "TSE inscribe a partido vinculado a Neto Bran". elPeriódico (in Spanish). 27 July 2022.
  4. "¡Quedan fuera! TSE cancela 11 partidos políticos". Soy502 (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Partido Popular Guatemalteco no postulará binomio presidencial" (in Spanish). Canal Antigua. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. "Los señalamientos que se lanzan Neto Bran y Felipe Alejos por la salida del alcalde de Mixco del partido Todos". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 26 March 2021.