National Unity of Hope

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National Unity of Hope Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
Abbreviation	UNE
Leader	Sandra Torres
Spokesperson	Édgar Rosales
Founded	6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)
Ideology	Social democracy Christian left[1] Populism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing[2]
Regional affiliation	Center-Democratic Integration Group
International affiliation	Socialist International[3]
Colors	Green
Seats in Congress	52 / 160
Website
www.une.com.gt
Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

The National Unity of Hope (Spanish: Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE) is a political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 2002 and defines itself as a social-democratic and social-christian party.

2003 election[]

At the legislative elections held on November 9, 2003, the party won 17.9% of the popular vote and 32 out of 158 seats in Congress. Its presidential candidate Álvaro Colom won 26.4% in the presidential elections on the same day and was defeated in the second round, when he received 45.9%.

2007 election[]

For the 2007 elections, the party again chose Colom as its presidential candidate. He came in first place with 28% of the vote; in the Legislative Election, the party won 22.8% of the vote and 48 seats in Congress, more than any other party. On November 4, 2007, in the second round of the election, Colom was elected President of Guatemala. It would mark the first time since 1954 that Guatemala had a left wing government.^[2]

2011 election[]

In the 2011 elections, the Constitutional Court ruled out the candidacy of Colom's ex-wife, Sandra Torres, thus making it the first time in the history of the elections that an official ruling party did not present presidential and vice-presidential candidacies.

2015 election[]

In the 2015 elections held on September 6, 2015, the National Unity of Hope won 19.76% of the vote in the first round and 27 seats in Congress. In the second round (run-off) Presidential candidate Sandra Torres placed second in the presidential race with 32.56% of the vote, eventually losing in the October 25 run-off to Jimmy Morales of the National Convergence Front (FCN/Nation).

2019 election[]

In the 2019 elections held on June 16, 2019, the party again chose Sandra Torres as its presidential candidate. She came in first place in the first round with 25.54% of the vote but lost the second round on August 11, 2019 with 42.05% of the vote to Alejandro Giammattei of the Vamos party; in the Legislative Election, the UNE party won 54 seats in Congress, more than any other party.

Notable UNE Congressmen[]

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  Orlando Blanco, Guatemala Department

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  Mauro Guzmán, Huehuetenango

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  Mario Taracena, National list

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  Julio López, Huehuetenango

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  César Fajardo, National list

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  Carlos Barreda, Esquintla

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  José Domingo, Escuintla

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Spanish)

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