Libre (Guatemala)

Libre (lit. Free) was a political party in Guatemala.^[5]

Libre
Leader	Aníbal García
Secretary-General	Carlos René Maldonado Alonzo
Founded	May 17, 2018
Legalised	December 13, 2018
Dissolved	February 27, 2020[1]
Split from	Movimiento Nueva República
Ideology	Progressivism[2]
Political position	Left-wing[3][4]
Colors	Blue
Seats in Congress	0 / 158
Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

History

Libre is a political party in formation, on September 18, 2016, the political party was registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and its registration process ended on December 13, 2018. It currently has 17,700 members, its general secretary is Carlos René Maldonado Alonzo. Its leader is Aníbal García, former general secretary of the New Republic Movement party and former presidential candidate in 2015, and vice president in 2011. The movement has had rapprochement with former attorney general Thelma Aldana to explore a possible coalition with Encuentro por Guatemala and Semilla for apply for Aldana to the presidency in 2019.^[6][7] In September 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party in the same month.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election date	Party candidate	Number of votes	Percentage of votes	Number of votes	Percentage of votes	Result
		First round		Second round
2019	Aníbal García	41,115	0.95	—	—	Lost

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2019	48,267	1.20 (#23)	0 / 160	New	Extra-parliamentary