Summary
The Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (Spanish: Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos, MLP) was a political party in Guatemala.[2]
Movement for the Liberation of Peoples Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos | |
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| Leader | Thelma Cabrera |
| Secretary-General | Byron Alfredo González Tool |
| Founded | December 8, 2016 |
| Legalised | November 21, 2018 |
| Dissolved | January 8, 2024[1] |
| Split from | Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity |
| Ideology | Indigenismo Left-wing populism Socialism of the 21st century |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Colors | Red, blue and yellow |
| Seats in Congress | 0 / 160 |
History edit
The movement was registered on December 8, 2016 in the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and its registration process ends on December 7, 2018. The party's general secretary is Byron Alfredo González Tool. It has more than 23,800 members. It is constituted mainly by members of the Peasant Development Committee (Codeca). Its main leaders have been accused of theft of electric power, as well as multiple demonstrations to demand the resignation of President Jimmy Morales. They have claimed that URNG and Winaq do not represent indigenous peoples.[3][4][5] On November 21, 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party
Electoral history edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Status | |||
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| President | Vice President | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 2019 | Thelma Cabrera | Neftalí López | 452,260 | 10.33 (#4) | — | — | Lost |
| 2023 | Thelma Cabrera | Jordán Rodas | — | — | — | — | Disqualified |
Legislative elections edit
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 121,743 | 3.02 (#14) | 1 / 160
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New | Opposition |
| 2023 | 74,802 | 1.79 (#17) | 0 / 160
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References edit
- ^ "¡Quedan fuera! TSE cancela 11 partidos políticos". Soy502 (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Comités para la construcción de los partidos políticos" (PDF). Tse.org.gt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Diez grupos sueñan con ser partidos políticos – Crónica". Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ Portillo, Ana de (23 July 2017). "Conozca la oferta electoral que podríamos tener en el 2019 » República.gt".
- ^ "Codeca busca constituirse en partido político". Prensalibre.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.