Citizen Prosperity

Citizen Prosperity
Prosperidad Ciudadana
Secretary-GeneralLilian Piedad García Contreras
FoundedJune 26, 2016
LegalisedNovember 12, 2018
DissolvedJanuary 8, 2024[1]
Succeeded byServe
IdeologyPopulism
Decentralization
Political positionCentre-right[2]
Colors  Blue
Seats in Congress
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Prosperidad Ciudadana (lit.'Citizen Prosperity') was a political party in Guatemala.[3]

History

Citizen Prosperity started as a political party in formation; on June 26, 2016 the political party was registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and its registration process ended on June 25, 2019.[citation needed] In 2018-19, it had 20,000 members, its general secretary is Dami Anita Elizabeth Kristenson Sales. The mayors of Moyuta and Villa Nueva seek to join the party and use it as a probable electoral platform in 2019.[4][5][6] In November 12, 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party in the same month.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidates First round Second round Status
President Vice President Votes % Votes %
2019 Edwin Escobar Blanca Alfaro Disqualified
2023 Carlos Pineda Efraín Orozco Disqualified

Legislative elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Status
2019 131,694 3.27 (#13)
3 / 160
New External support
2023 Disqulified
0 / 160
Decrease 3 Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ "¡Quedan fuera! TSE cancela 11 partidos políticos". Soy502 (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Candidato presidencial guatemalteco Pineda confiesa que ni ha leído estatutos de su partido". Centroamerica 360 (in Spanish). 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ "Comités para la construcción de los partidos políticos" (PDF). Tse.org.gt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Diez grupos sueñan con ser partidos políticos – Crónica". Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. ^ Portillo, Ana de (23 July 2017). "Conozca la oferta electoral que podríamos tener en el 2019". República.gt. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Guatemala tendría 36 partidos políticos para las elecciones de 2019". Elperiodico.com.gt. September 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2019.