Vamos (Guatemala)

Vamos (lit. 'Come on' or 'Let's go'; officially Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente, lit. 'Let's Go for a Different Guatemala') is a conservative political party in Guatemala.

Let's Go for a Different Guatemala Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente
Leader	Allan Rodríguez
Secretary-General	Víctor Valenzuela
Founder	Alejandro Giammattei
Founded	27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)[1]
Ideology	Conservatism Social conservatism Economic liberalism[citation needed]
Political position	Centre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
Colors	Blue
Seats in Congress	39 / 160
Website
vamosguatemala.com (archived)
Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

History

The political party was founded and registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in 2017. Its leader and general secretary is Alejandro Giammattei, a three-time presidential candidate. Giammattei declared that the political party would be his platform to run in the 2019 general election.^[4][5][6]

Vamos defines itself as a center-right political party. It held its first national assembly in October 2018, proclaiming Giammattei as its presidential candidate. In the 2019 Guatemalan general elections, Alejandro Giammattei was elected president of the Republic.

The party has been criticized by some as a result of some former military officers who were accused of war crimes joining the party.^[7]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidates		First round		Second round		Status
	President	Vice President	Votes	%	Votes	%
2019	Alejandro Giammattei	Guillermo Castillo	613,302	13.95	1,907,696	57.95	Won Y
2023	Manuel Conde	Luis Suárez	435,631	10.37	—	—	Lost N

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
2019	321,830	7.96 (#2)	16 / 160	New	2nd	Government
2023	628,126	15.06 (#1)	39 / 160	23	1st	Opposition