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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 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.
Name | Ideology | Political position | Leader | ||
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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 | Liberalism | Centre-right | Marielos Chang | |
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