Unionist Party (Guatemala)

Unionist Party
Partido Unionista
General SecretaryÁlvaro Arzú Escobar
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Preceded byNational Advancement Party
Headquarters1a. Avenida 3-30 Zona 10, Guatemala City
Youth wingLegión Unionista
IdeologyNational conservatism
Social conservatism[1]
Economic liberalism[1]
Christian right[2][3][4]
Political positionRight-wing[5] to far-right[6][7][8][9][10][11]
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union[12][13]
ColoursBlack, rainbow
Seats in Congress
2 / 160
Website
www.unionistas.org

The Unionist Party (Partido Unionista) is a conservative political party in Guatemala, who advocates the re-creation of a Central American union.[citation needed]

The party has been a member of the centre-right International Democracy Union since 2008 and is associated with the Union of Latin American Parties.[14]

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

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  4. ^ "Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage". France24. 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Pablo Duarte: "Se necesita una reestructuración del Estado"". March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pablo Duarte: "Se necesita una reestructuración del Estado"". Prensa Libre. May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "El país que ellos necesitan". elPeriódico. 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Cara al sol, versión mariachi". El Mundo. September 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Arzú en dos actos: la paz neoliberal y la sombra de la corrupción". Plaza Pública. April 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Au Guatemala, la candidate de gauche interdite d'élection présidentielle, celle d'extrême droite adoubée". Le Monde (in French). 2023-03-07.
  11. ^ "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala". France 24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  12. ^ "International Democracy Union » Member Parties". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  13. ^ "Elecciones en Guatemala: ratificaron el veto a la única mujer indígena pero podrá competir la hija de un ex dictador". Infobae (in Spanish). 2023-03-02.
  14. ^ "International Democrat Union » Member Parties". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2015-12-06.