Movement for the Liberation of Peoples

The Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (Spanish: Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos, MLP) was a political party in Guatemala.^[2]

Movement for the Liberation of Peoples Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos
Abbreviation	MLP
Leader	Thelma Cabrera
Secretary-General	Byron Alfredo González Tool
Founded	8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
Legalised	21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)
Dissolved	8 January 2024 (2024-01-08)[1]
Split from	Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
Ideology	Indigenismo Left-wing populism Socialism of the 21st century
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Colors	Red, blue and yellow
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History

The movement was registered on December 8, 2016 in the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and its registration process ends on December 7, 2018. The party's general secretary is Byron Alfredo González Tool. It has more than 23,800 members. It is constituted mainly by members of the Peasant Development Committee (Codeca). Its main leaders have been accused of theft of electric power, as well as multiple demonstrations to demand the resignation of President Jimmy Morales. They have claimed that URNG and Winaq do not represent indigenous peoples.^[3][4][5] On November 21, 2018, the political organization concluded the requirements and was made official as a political party.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidates		First round		Second round		Status
	President	Vice President	Votes	%	Votes	%
2019	Thelma Cabrera	Neftalí López	452,260	10.33 (#4)	—	—	Lost
2023	Thelma Cabrera	Jordán Rodas	—	—	—	—	Disqualified

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2019	121,743	3.02 (#14)	1 / 160	New	Opposition
2023	74,802	1.79 (#17)	0 / 160	1	Extra-parliamentary