Editing National Unity of Hope (section)

==2023 election==
{{Main|2023 Guatemalan general election}}
The National Unity of Hope had an internal division between deputies opponents and supporters of [[Sandra Torres]] in 2020, caused by Torres's accusations of corruption and poor electoral results in [[2019 Guatemalan general election|2019]], as well as her support for the government of [[Alejandro Giammattei]]. A faction opposing Torres removed her as leader and expelled her from the party in 2021. However, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ruled in favor of Torres and allowed her to continue as party leader.<ref name="gtv">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guatevision.com/nacionales/tse-ordena-que-sandra-torres-asuma-nuevamente-el-cargo-de-secretaria-general-del-partido-une-breaking|title = TSE ordena que Sandra Torres asuma nuevamente el cargo de secretaria general del Partido UNE|work = Guatevisión|date = 12 October 2021 |language= spanish}}</ref> A few days after the decision of the electoral court, the opposition group to Sandra Torres announced its resignation from the National Unity of Hope, to found the "Parliamentary Opposition Group", in reference to its parliamentary opposition to the Giammattei government.<ref name="gpo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/politica/grupo-de-diputados-presenta-el-grupo-parlamentario-de-oposicion/|title = Grupo de diputados presenta el Grupo Parlamentario de Oposición|work = Prensa Libre|date = 4 November 2021 |language= spanish}}</ref>

The Parliamentary Opposition Group approached the [[Will, Opportunity and Solidarity]] political party.<ref name="gpo2">{{Cite web|url=https://lahora.gt/nacionales/engelberth-blanco/2022/11/15/vos-gpo-denuncia-bloqueo-de-giammattei-torres-y-el-tse/|title = VOS-GPO denuncia bloqueo de Giammattei, Torres y el TSE |work = La Hora|date = 15 November 2022 |language= spanish}}</ref>

After Torres' new electoral defeat, the National Unity of Hope suffered another split in early 2024, when a group of more than 20 members of Congress led by Adim Maldonado (who was Torres's right-hand man in the 2023 campaign) and José Inés Castillo agreed to join a legislative agreement with the government of [[Bernardo Arévalo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prensacomunitaria.org/2024/01/semilla-en-alianza-con-seis-partidos-dirigira-el-congreso/|title = Semilla en alianza con seis partidos dirigirá el Congreso |work = Prensa Comunitaria|date = 14 January 2024 |language= spanish}}</ref> Torres tried to expel Maldonado and Castillo but the decision was annulled by the new legislative majority and she lose control of the legislative bench.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soy502.com/articulo/asi-comenzara-bloque-sandra-torres-nueva-legislatura-101772|title = ¡Divisiones! La UNE expulsa a diputados, pero ellos se niegan a irse |work = SOY502|date = 10 January 2024 |language= spanish}}</ref>

In July 2024, José Inés Castillo resumed his alliance with Torres and began to dispute with Adim Maldonado for the leadership of the party in Congress. Maldonado would have between 15 and 16 members of Congress on his side, while Castillo and Torres have between 12 and 13 deputies in their favor. With this, Torres once again consolidated her leadership within the party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://republica.gt/politica/ines-castillo-se-distancia-de-adim-maldonado-y-regresa-al-grupo-de-sandra-torres-2024792150|title = Inés Castillo se distancia de Adim Maldonado y regresa con Sandra Torres |work = República|date = 11 July 2024 |language= spanish}}</ref>