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National Advancement Party Partido de Avanzada Nacional
Leader	Manuel Conde Orellana
Founder	Álvaro Arzú
Founded	1989
Dissolved	8 January 2024
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Colors	Yellow
Seats in Congress	0 / 160
Website
www.pan-gt.com
Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

The National Advancement Party (Spanish: Partido de Avanzada Nacional) was a conservative political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 1989.

In the 1990 and 1995 elections its presidential candidate was Álvaro Arzú who won in 1995, becoming Guatemala's 32nd president (1996–2000). Óscar Berger ran as the party's presidential candidate in the 1999 Guatemalan General Election becoming the runner-up in 1999. After winning PAN’s presidential candidacy in late 2002, he was going to run as the party's presidential candidate in the 2003 Guatemalan General Election. However, internal divisions plagued the party and Óscar Berger decided to leave PAN and enter the second round of the 2003 presidential elections as the candidate for the Gran Alianza Nacional (GANA), an alliance of 3 parties including Partido Patriota (PP), Movimiento Reformador (MR) and Partido Solidaridad Nacional (PSN).

2003 election

At the 2003 elections, held on 9 November 2003, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and 17 out of 158 seats in Congress. The party's presidential candidate, Leonel López Rodas, won 8.4% in the presidential elections held on the same day; duly eliminated, he did not compete in the second round.

2007 election

At the 2007 elections, the party was badly defeated, but still received representation in Congress with 4.58% of the vote and three seats. Its presidential candidate, Óscar Casteñeda, received 2.56% of the vote.

2011 election

In the 2011 Election, the party chose Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez as its presidential candidate. He came in seventh place with 2.76% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.27% of the vote and 2 seats in Congress.

2015 election

In the 2015 Election, the party again chose Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez as its presidential candidate. He came in tenth place with 3.10% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.90% of the vote and 3 seats in Congress.

2019 election

In the 2019 Election, the party chose Roberto Arzú as its presidential candidate. He came in fifth place with 6.10% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.25% of the vote and 2 seats in Congress.

After the elections, the party generally supported the government faction in Congress, voting in favor of the government proposed slate for the directorate of Congress in January 2020 and October 2021.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

1. In alliance with Podemos.

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
1990-91	268,776	17.29 (#4)	12 / 116	New	Opposition
1994	162,189	25.25 (#2)	23 / 80	11	Opposition
1995-96	645,446	37.76 (#1)	43 / 80	20	Government
1999	570,108	26.92 (#2)	37 / 113	6	Opposition
2003	278,393	10.91 (#4)	16 / 158	21	Opposition
2007	143,268	4.54 (#8)	3 / 158	13	Opposition
2011	136,247	3.11 (#8)	2 / 158	1	External support
2015	158,309	3.47 (#12)	3 / 158	1	External support
2019	110,016	2.73 (#17)	2 / 160	1	External support
2023	45,940	1.10 (#20)	0 / 160	2	Extra-parliamentary

References

1. "¡Quedan fuera! TSE cancela 11 partidos políticos". Soy502 (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
2. Carmack, Robert M. (2008), "Perspectives on the Politics of Human Rights in Guatemala", Human Rights in the Maya Region: Global Politics, Cultural Contentions, and Moral Engagements, Duke University Press, p. 61
3. "La historia se repite: 28 partidos políticos en el horizonte". Soy502. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
4. "En desafío a las sentencias judiciales, los líderes del Congreso guatemaltecos impulsan un proyecto de ley de amnistía". Washington Office on Latin America (in Spanish). October 2, 2019.
5. "Cambio de gobierno: Allan Rodríguez es elegido presidente del Congreso". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
6. "Oficialismo seguirá al frente del Congreso con Shirley Rivera como presidenta de la Junta Directiva 2022". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

External links

• PAN WEBSITE

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