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| We Can Podemos | |
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| Leader | Roberto Arzú |
| Secretary-General | José Raul Virgil Arias |
| Founded | 3 August 2002 (MR) 12 June 2019 (Podemos) |
| Registered | 6 April 1995 (as PLG) |
| Dissolved | 8 January 2024 |
| Split from | Unionist Party (Podemos) |
| Ideology | Conservatism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
Podemos (lit. 'We Can'), previously the Movimiento Reformador (English: Reform Movement) was a conservative political party in Guatemala. It was led by Roberto Arzú.
2003 election
At the 2003 general election held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National Alliance. In the legislative election, the Alliance won 24.3% of the vote, and 47 out of 158 seats in Congress. The presidential candidate of the alliance, Óscar Berger Perdomo, won 34.3% at the presidential elections of the same day. He won 54.1% in the second round and was elected president.
Party leader Jorge Briz, who had run unsuccessfully for mayor of Guatemala City, was rewarded with the position of Foreign Minister in Berger's cabinet, a post he held until resigning in August 2006. Shortly after his resignation from the cabinet, the Reform Movement officially broke with the GANA alliance.
2007 election
The Reform Movement declined to participate in the 2007 general election.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vice President | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 2003 | Óscar Berger | Eduardo Stein | 921,316 | 34.33 | 1,235,303 | 54.13 | Won |
| 2007 | None | None | — | — | — | — | Did not participate |
| 2011 | None | None | — | — | — | — | Did not participate |
| 2015 | None | None | — | — | — | — | Did not participate |
| 2019 | Roberto Arzú | José Antonio Farias | 267,049 | 6.10 | — | — | Lost |
| 2023 | Roberto Arzú | David Pineda | — | — | — | — | Disqualified |
- Run in coalition with PP and PSN.
- In alliance with National Advancement Party.
Legislative elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 620,121 | 24.30 (#1) | 47 / 158 | New | Government |
| 2007 | Did not participate | 0 / 158 |  47
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Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2011 | Did not participate | 0 / 158 |  0
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Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2015 | 36,693 | 0.80 (#16) | 0 / 158 | 0
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2019 | 67,610 | 1.68 (#21) | 1 / 160 |  1
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Opposition |
| 2023 | 86,475 | 2.07 (#15) | 0 / 160 | 1
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Extra-parliamentary |
References
- "¡Quedan fuera! TSE cancela 11 partidos políticos". Soy502 (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Candidates: Guatemala". Americas Quarterly. 2023-01-19.
- https://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 53
- "Qué responde Roberto Arzú del partido Podemos a la propuesta de alianza "salvadora" que lanzó Manuel Villacorta, de Vos" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 2023-05-18.
- ACAN-EFE. "Partido de centroderecha guatemalteco cambia su nombre a "Podemos"".
- "16 de enero de 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- "Telediario 3 - el noticiero de servicio en Guatemala". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
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