Patriotic Party (Guatemala)

Patriotic Party
Partido Patriota
LeaderValentín Gramajo
General SecretaryValentín Gramajo
FoundedMarch 13, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-13)
DissolvedJanuary 31, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-31)
Headquarters11 calle 11-54 zona 1,
Guatemala City
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[1]
Conservatism[2]
Political positionCentre-right[3]
International affiliationLiberal International[4]
Regional affiliationRELIAL
Colors  Orange
Slogan"Hard Hand: I'm a patriot and I love my country"
(Mano Dura: Soy patriota y amo a mi país)
Website
www.partidopatriota.com

The Patriotic Party (Spanish: Partido Patriota, PP) was a conservative political party in Guatemala. It was founded on 24 February 2001 by retired army officer Otto Pérez Molina.

Strongly compromised by corruption cases, the party fell from 36% support in 2011 to 4% in 2015. It is dissolved on court order in January 2017.[5]

  1. ^ Wacker, Ulrich: Ex-General Otto Pérez Molina gewinnt Präsidentschaftswahlen in Guatemala Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Ex-General Otto Pérez Molina wins presidential elections in Guatemala), Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 9 November 2011 (in German)
  2. ^ Manuela Tomic (6 September 2015). "Regierungspartei vor Zerreißprobe". ORF.
  3. ^ Christensen Bjune, Maren; Petersen, Stina (2010), "Guarding Privileges and Saving the Day: Guatemalan Elites and the Settlement of the Serrenazo", Presidential Breakdowns in Latin America, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 179
  4. ^ Partido Patriota Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal International, www.liberal-international.org. Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Partido Patriota queda formalmente cancelado – Prensa Libre".