National Unity of Hope

National Unity of Hope Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
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Leader	Sandra Torres
Founded	6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)
Ideology	Social democracy Christian left
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International
Colors	Green
Seats in Congress	36 / 158
Website
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Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

The National Unity of Hope (Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza or UNE) is a political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 2002 and defines itself as a social-democratic and social-Christian party.

In the legislative elections held on 9 November 2003, the party won 17.9% of the popular vote and 32 out of 158 seats in Congress. Its presidential candidate Álvaro Colom won 26.4% in the presidential elections on the same day and was defeated in the second round, when he received 45.9%.

For the 2007 elections, the party again chose Colom as its presidential candidate. He came in first place with 28% of the vote; the party won 22.8% of the vote and 48 seats in Congress, more than any other party. On 4 November 2007, in the second round of the election, Colom was elected President of Guatemala.

In the 2011 general election, the Constitutional Court ruled out the candidacy of Colom's ex-wife, Sandra Torres, thus making it the first time in the history of the elections that an official ruling party did not present presidential and vice-presidential candidacies.

UNE Congressmen

• Orlando-Blanco.jpg

  Orlando Blanco, Guatemala Department

• Mauro-Guzman.jpg

  Mauro Guzmán, Huehuetenango

• Mario-Taracena.jpg

  Mario Taracena, National list

• Julio-Lopez.jpg

  Julio Lopez, Huehuetenango

• CesarFajardo.jpg

  Cesar Fajardo, National list

• Carlos-Barreda.jpg

  Carlos Barreda, Esquintla

• Jose-Domingo.jpg

  Jose Domingo, Esquintla

External links

• (Spanish)
• National Unity of Hope on Facebook (Spanish)