Movimiento Semilla

Seed Movement
Movimiento Semilla
Secretary-GeneralAbelardo Pinto (acting)
Founded14 July 2017
Legalised21 November 2018
HeadquartersGuatemala City
Youth wingJuventud Semilla
Membership (2023)26,154[1]
IdeologySocial democracy[2]
Social liberalism[3]
Progressivism[4]
Anti-corruption[5][6]
Political positionCentre-left[2][3][7][8]
International affiliationProgressive Alliance[9]
Progressive International[10]
Colors  Green
  Purple
  Turquoise (customary)[11]
Seats in Congress
23 / 160
Website
movimientosemilla.gt

Movimiento Semilla ([seˈmi.ʝa], lit.'Seed Movement') is a centre-left, progressive, social-democratic political party in Guatemala.[12] On 14 January 2024, it became Guatemala's governing party following the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo.[13]

  1. ^ "Estadísticas de Afiliados a Partidos Políticos".
  2. ^ a b "Movimiento Semilla: las raíces para un partido (con ideología) de centro izquierda". 12 August 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Cómo pasó Semilla de grupo de análisis a querer competir en las elecciones" (in Spanish). 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ Thorben Austen (25 June 2022). "Initiative für die Einheit der progressiven Parteien in Guatemala". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Enfocados en anticorrupción, Semilla cierra campaña presidencial". 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "El candidato presidencial Bernardo Arévalo presenta su plan maestro para combatir la corrupción en Guatemala | CNN". June 2023.
  7. ^ "Partido de Thelma Aldana: "Hay muchas coincidencias con Bukele"". 18 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ Carlos Malamud & Rogelio Núñez (19 April 2023). "Claves electorales en América Latina en 2023". Real Instituto Elcano (in Spanish).
  9. ^ Maier, Johannes (29 February 2020). "List of Participants". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ Gonzalez, Luis. "Partido Movimiento Semilla es aceptado en la Internacional Progresista". República.gt (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Logotipo SEMILLA / Movimiento Semilla" (in Spanish). 2018.
  12. ^ "Comités para la construcción de los partidos políticos" (PDF). Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ Romero, Simon; García, Jody (14 January 2024). "Guatemala's New President Is Sworn In, Despite Efforts to Stop Him". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2024.