Winaq

Winaq
General SecretarySonia Gutiérrez Raguay[1]
FoundedFebruary 2007
Legalised2008[2]
Split fromNew Nation Alternative[3]
Headquarters10 calle 6-81 Zona 1, Ciudad de Guatemala
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[4]
Regional affiliationSão Paulo Forum
ColorsRed
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Winaq (K'iche' for 'people' or 'humanity') is a left-wing political party in Guatemala whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú, an ethnic K'iche'. Its roots are in the indigenous communities of Guatemala.[5][2]

  1. ^ "Reeligen a Sonia Raguay como Secretaria General de Winaq". fger.org (in Spanish). Federación Guatemalteca de Escuelas Radiofónicas. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Guatemala's Neglected Story: Continued Disregard for Indigenous Autonomy". Council on Hemispheric Affairs. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Las "izquierdas" en Guatemala: juntos pero no revueltos". 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Guatemala | Elecciones 2011" (PDF). Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (in Spanish). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. ^ ""Si Guatemala no está preparada para tener un presidente mujer e indígena tendrá que estarlo"". El País. May 10, 2009 – via elpais.com.