Patriotic Party (Guatemala)
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Patriotic Party
Partido Patriota |
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| Leader | Valentín Gramajo |
| General Secretary | Valentín Gramajo |
| Founded | March 13, 2001 |
| Dissolved | January 31, 2017 |
| Headquarters | 11 calle 11-54 zona 1, Guatemala City |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Regional affiliation | RELIAL |
| Colors | Orange |
| Slogan | "Hard Hand: I'm a patriot and I love my country" (Mano Dura: Soy patriota y amo a mi país) |
| Seats in Congress |
17 / 158
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| 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 General 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.
At the legislative elections held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National Alliance which won 24.3% of the vote and 47 out of 158 Congressional seats. The presidential candidate of the alliance, Óscar Berger Perdomo, won 34.3% at the presidential elections of the same day. He won 54.1% at the second round and was elected president.
In 2007 elections, the Patriotic Party won 15.91% of the vote and 30 seats in Congress. Presidential candidate General Otto Pérez Molina placed second in the presidential race with 23.5% of the vote, eventually losing in the November 4 run-off to Álvaro Colom of the National Unity of Hope (UNE).
In 2011 elections, the party again chose Pérez Molina as its presidential candidate. He came in first place with 36.01% of the vote; in the Legislative Election, the party won 26.62% of the vote and 56 seats in Congress, more than any other party. On November 6, 2011, in the second round of the election, Pérez Molina was elected President of Guatemala.
In 2015 elections, the party chose Mario David García as its presidential candidate. He came in seventh place with 4.63% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 9.43% of the vote and 17 seats in Congress.
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