Editing National Unity of Hope

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{{Infobox political party
| name             = National Unity of Hope
| native_name      = Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
| abbreviation     = UNE
| logo             = UNE Logo.svg
| leader           = [[Sandra Torres]]
| continental      = [[COPPPAL]] <small>(Observer)</small>
| slogan           = 
| split            = [[New Nation Alternative]]
| founded          = {{Start date|2002|09|06|df=y}}
| membership_year  = 2023
| membership       = 89,696<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tse.org.gt/index.php/sistema-de-estadisticas/estadisticas-de-organizaciones-politicas | title=Estadísticas de Afiliados a Partidos Políticos }}</ref>
| ideology         = {{nowrap|[[Populism]]<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://unis.edu.gt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Articulo-4-Dr.-Kevin-Valenzuela.pdf|title=Elecciones Guatemala 2023: Análisis del Sistema Político y Electoral|publisher=Revista Jurídica Auctoritas Prudentium|accessdate=2023-04-19|language=spanish}}</ref><br />[[Social conservatism]]<ref name=":1" /><br />'''Historical:'''<br />[[Social democracy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/politik/regierung-guatemalas-ohne-praesidentschaftskandidaten-art-147468|title=Regierung Guatemalas ohne Präsidentschaftskandidaten|date=10 August 2011 |publisher=[[Abendzeitung]]|accessdate=2023-06-27|language=german}}</ref><br />[[Christian left]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Guatemala: Political parties | url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2015/564395/EPRS_ATA%282015%29564395_EN.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123025605/http://www.europarl.europa.eu:80/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2015/564395/EPRS_ATA(2015)564395_EN.pdf | archive-date=2015-11-23}}</ref>}}
| position         = [[Centre-right]]<ref name="centro">{{cita vídeo |title=La Platicadita con Sandra Torres|publisher=El Bencho |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDMEFpB_9eg&t=2196s |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=YouTube |date=18 April 2023 |location=Guatemala |access-date=19 April 2023 |time= }}</ref><ref name="f24">{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20230618-estos-son-los-candidatos-favoritos-que-optan-a-la-presidencia-de-guatemala|title=Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala|publisher=[[France 24]]|accessdate=2023-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-10-14|date=2023-06-26|title=Balotaje en Guatemala: el TSE apunta a segunda vuelta entre Sandra Torres y Bernardo Arévalo|url=https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20230626-la-izquierda-sorprende-y-accede-a-la-segunda-vuelta-de-las-elecciones-en-guatemala|website=France 24}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> to [[right-wing]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-09-29|first=Jeff|language=en|last=Abbott|title=Concerns over Guatemalan democracy after leading party suspended|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/13/concerns-over-guatemalan-democracy-after-leading-party-suspended|website=www.aljazeera.com}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite news|access-date=2023-09-29|date=2023-08-21|language=en|periodical=Le Monde.fr|title=Guatemala: Bernardo Arevalo ends 12 years of right-wing domination|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/21/guatemala-bernardo-arevalo-ends-12-years-of-right-wing-domination_6101065_4.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-10-14|date=2023-08-16|first=Melissa Velásquez|language=es|last=Loaiza|title=ANÁLISIS {{!}} El voto nulo en Guatemala fue una protesta contra el sistema, según expertos. ¿Podría serlo en la segunda vuelta?|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/08/16/analisis-voto-nulo-popular-elecciones-generales-primera-vuelta-guatemala-orix/|website=CNN}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><br />'''Historical:'''<br />[[Centre politics|Centre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/733311308/former-first-lady-leads-in-first-round-of-voting-in-guatemala-presidential-elect|title=Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential Election|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/17/former-first-lady-leads-in-guatemala-election|title=Former first lady leads in Guatemala election|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|accessdate=17 June 2019}}</ref><ref name= f24 /><ref>{{cite web |title=Guatemala election: former first lady Sandra Torres heads for runoff |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/17/guatemala-election-sandra-torres-runoff |work=The Guardian |via = |access-date=1 October 2021 |date=17 June 2019}}</ref> to [[left-wing]]<ref name="left">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22654939|title=Guatemala swears in leftist president|date=15 January 2008 |publisher=NBC News|accessdate=2008-04-14}}</ref>
| regional         = [[Center-Democratic Integration Group]]
| international    = [[Socialist International]]<ref name=uoppavag>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=1882|title=Socialist International}}</ref>
| colors           = {{Color box|{{party color|National Unity of Hope}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green]]
| colorcode        = {{party color|National Unity of Hope}}
| seats1_title     = Seats in [[Congress of Guatemala|Congress]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|28|160|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| symbol           = 
| flag             = 
| spokesperson     = Édgar Rosales
| website          = {{ConditionalURL}}
| country          = Guatemala
}}
The '''National Unity of Hope''' ({{langx|es|Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza}}, UNE) is a [[populist]] [[political party]] in [[Guatemala]]. It was founded in 2002 and defined itself as a [[social-democratic]] and [[Christian socialism|social-Christian]] party, but since transformed and is now described as a [[right-wing]] party. It is the largest political party in Guatemala by the number of members.

== Ideology ==
At the time of its founding in 2002, it defined itself as a social-democratic and social-Christian party, but has gradually shifted to the right wing. It opposes lifting [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]] bans in the country. However, it supports social programs aimed at uplifting the "forgotten" poor of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-12 |title=Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage |url=https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-election-sandra-torres-74ce43addf2ec3f36f356fd034546cc0 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

==2003 election==
{{Main|2003 Guatemalan general election}}
At the [[legislative]] [[elections in Guatemala|elections]] held on November 9, 2003, the party won 17.9% of the popular vote and 32 out of 158 seats in [[Congress of Guatemala|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%.

==2007 election==
{{Main|2007 Guatemalan general election}}
For the [[2007 Guatemalan general election|2007 elections]], the party again chose Colom as its presidential candidate. He came in first place with 28% of the vote; 
in the Legislative Election, the party won 22.8% of the vote and 48 seats in Congress, more than any other party. On November 4, 2007, in the second round of the election, Colom was elected [[President of Guatemala]]. It would mark the first time since 1954 that Guatemala had a left wing government.<ref name=upppavg>{{cite web|url=http://archive.transparency.org/publications/newsletter/2008/january_2008/interview|title=publications/newsletter/2008/January 2008/interview|author=Transparency International e.V.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325125627/http://archive.transparency.org/publications/newsletter/2008/january_2008/interview|archive-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>

==2011 election==
{{Main|2011 Guatemalan general election}}
In the [[2011 Guatemalan general election|2011 elections]], the Constitutional Court ruled out the candidacy of Colon'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; however, the party won 39 seats in Congress.

==2015 election==
{{Main|2015 Guatemalan general election}}
In the [[2015 Guatemalan general election|2015 elections]] held on September 6, 2015, the National Unity of Hope won 19.76% of the vote in the first round and 27 seats in Congress. In the second round (run-off) Presidential candidate [[Sandra Torres]] placed second in the presidential race with 32.56% of the vote, eventually losing in the October 25 run-off to [[Jimmy Morales]] of the [[National Convergence Front]] (FCN/Nation).

==2019 election==
{{Main|2019 Guatemalan general election}}
In the [[2019 Guatemalan general election|2019 elections]] held on June 16, 2019, the party again chose Sandra Torres as its presidential candidate. She came in first place in the first round with 25.54% of the vote but lost the second round on August 11, 2019 with 42.05% of the vote to [[Alejandro Giammattei]] of the [[Vamos (Guatemala)|Vamos]] party; in the Legislative Election, the UNE party won 54 seats in Congress, more than any other party.
==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>

== Electoral history ==
=== Presidential elections ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 |Election
! colspan=2 |Candidates 
! colspan=2 |First round
! colspan=2 |Second round 
! rowspan=2 |Status
|-
! President
! Vice President
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
! [[2003 Guatemalan general election|2003]]
| rowspan=2 |[[Álvaro Colom]]
| Fernando Andrade
| 707,578
| 26.36
| 1,046,868
| 45.87
| align=center |'''Lost''' {{N}}
|-
! [[2007 Guatemalan general election|2007]]
| [[Rafael Espada]]
| 926,236
| 28.25
| 1,449,533
| 52.81
| align=center |'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
! [[2011 Guatemalan general election|2011]]{{efn|Candidate supported also by [[Grand National Alliance (Guatemala)|Grand National Alliance]].}}
| rowspan=4 |[[Sandra Torres]]
| Roberto Díaz-Durán
| colspan=5 |''Disqualified''
|-
! [[2015 Guatemalan general election|2015]]
| Mario Leal
| 948,809	
| 19.76
| 1,328,342
| 32.56
| align=center |'''Lost''' {{N}}
|-
! [[2019 Guatemalan general election|2019]]
| [[Carlos Raúl Morales]]
| 1,112,939	
| 25.42
| 1,384,044
| 42.05
| align=center |'''Lost''' {{N}}
|-
! [[2023 Guatemalan general election|2023]]
| [[Romeo Guerra]]
| 881,592
| 20.98
| 1,567,664
| 39.09
| align=center |'''Lost''' {{N}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

=== Legislative elections ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Status
|-
! [[2003 Guatemalan general election|2003]]
| 457,308	
| 17.92
| {{composition bar|32|158|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| New
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2007 Guatemalan general election|2007]]
| 720,285		
| 22.84
| {{composition bar|51|158|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| {{increase}} 20
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
! [[2011 Guatemalan general election|2011]]{{efn|Run in coalition with [[Grand National Alliance (Guatemala)|Grand National Alliance]].}}
| 985,610			
| 22.47
| {{composition bar|48|158|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2015 Guatemalan general election|2015]]
| 676,080			
| 14.83
| {{composition bar|32|158|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2019 Guatemalan general election|2019]]
| 717,204		
| 17.81
| {{composition bar|54|160|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| {{increase}} 22
| {{partial2|External support}}
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[2023 Guatemalan general election|2023]]
| rowspan="2"| 538,010	
| rowspan="2"| 12.90
| rowspan="2"| {{composition bar|28|160|hex={{party color|National Unity of Hope}}}}
| rowspan="2"| {{decrease}} 26
| {{no2|Opposition}} <br />{{small|(Torres's faction)}}
|-
| {{partial2|External support}} <br />{{small|(Maldonado's faction)}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

<!--
==  Notable UNE Congressmen ==
<gallery>
File:Orlando-Blanco.jpg|Orlando Blanco, [[Guatemala Department]]
File:Mauro-Guzman.jpg|Mauro Guzmán, [[Huehuetenango]]
File:Mario-Taracena.jpg|[[Mario Taracena]], National list
File:Julio-Lopez.jpg|Julio López, [[Huehuetenango]]
File:CesarFajardo.jpg|César Fajardo, National list
File:Carlos-Barreda.jpg|Carlos Barreda, [[Escuintla]]
File:Jose-Domingo.jpg|José Domingo, [[Escuintla]]
</gallery>
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==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}} {{in lang|es}}

{{Guatemalan political parties}}
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