Unionist Party (Guatemala)

The Unionist Party (Partido Unionista) is a conservative political party in Guatemala, who advocates the re-creation of a Central American union. At the legislative elections, 9 November 2003, the party won 6.2% of the popular vote and 7 out of 158 seats. Its presidential candidate Fritz García Gallont won 3.0% at the presidential elections of the same day. At the 2007 elections, the party again chose Garcia as its presidential candidate. He won 2.92% of the vote. The party won 8 seats in the congressional elections.

Unionist Party Partido Unionista

General Secretary	Álvaro Arzú Escobar
Founded	2002 (2002)
Preceded by	National Advancement Party
Headquarters	1a. Avenida 3-30 Zona 10, Guatemala City
Youth wing	Legión Unionista
Ideology	Nationalism Social conservatism[1] Economic liberalism[1] Christian right[2][3][4]
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
International affiliation	International Democrat Union[5]
Colours	Black, rainbow
Seats in Congress	3 / 160
Website
www.unionistas.org
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The party has been a member of the centre-right International Democrat Union since 2008 and is associated with the Union of Latin American Parties.[5]

It is not to be confused with the party of the same name formed in 1920.

References

https://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 72
"Guatemala increases punishment for abortions and bans same-sex marriage". The Guardian. 9 March 2022.
"Guatemalan Women Face Up to 10 Years in Prison Under New Abortion Law". The New York Times. 9 March 2022.
"Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage". France24. 9 March 2022.
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External links

Official website

Political parties in Guatemala
Parties in Congress	National Unity of Hope† Vamos Valor Bienestar Nacional Semilla Todos Vision with Values† National Convergence Front† Humanist Commitment, Renewal and Order† Winaq Victory Citizen Prosperity Unionist Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity National Advancement Party† Podemos Movement for the Liberation of Peoples
Extra-parliamentary	New Citizenship* Republican Union* Guatemalan People's Party* Republican Party* Change* Elephant Community* Blue* Nosotros* Cabal* National Integration Party*
Defunct parties	Liberal Party Conservative Party Unionist Party (1920) National Renovation Party Progressive Liberal Party Popular Liberation United Front of Arevalist Parties Popular Liberation Front Revolutionary Action Party National Integrity Party Socialist Party National Democratic Reconciliation Party Anti-Communist Unification Party Democratic Unity Party People's Party Guatemalan Social Harmony Party Authentic Revolutionary Front of Socialist Orientation Popular Union Guatemalan Party of Labour National Anti-Communist Front Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West National Renewal Party Revolutionary Party Solidarity Action Movement National Centre Union National Liberation Movement Guatemalan Christian Democracy Authentic Integral Development Central Aranista Organization New Nation Alternative Institutional Republican Party Social Action Centre Front for Democracy Democratic Union Patriotic Party Renewed Democratic Liberty Social Democratic Party Grand National Alliance Organized Revolution Party* Active Citizens of Electoral Formation Avanza United Productivity and Work Party Libre Fuerza Convergence Encounter for Guatemala Mi Pais Liberal Party National Change Union
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