Reform Movement (Guatemala)
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The Reform Movement is a political party
in Guatemala
. It is led by Jorge Briz Abularach
.
. In the legislative election, the Alliance won 24.3% of the vote, and 47 out of 158 seats in Congress
. The presidential candidate of the alliance, Óscar Berger Perdomo, won 34.3 % at the presidential elections of the same day. He won 54.1 % at the second round and was elected president.
Party leader Jorge Briz, who had run unsuccessfully for mayor of Guatemala City
, was rewarded with the position of Foreign Minister
in Berger's cabinet, a post he held until resigning in August 2006. Shortly after his resignation from the cabinet, the Reform Movement officially broke with the GANA alliance.http://www.fundadesc.org/archivo/sesentaycuatro/analisis.htm
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Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is led by Jorge Briz Abularach
Jorge Briz Abularach
Jorge Briz Abularach is a Guatemalan politician who has been the foreign minister of Guatemala and president of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala.- Biography :...
.
2003 election
At the 2003 general election held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National AllianceGrand National Alliance
The Grand National Alliance is a right-wing political party in Guatemala. The acronym "GANA" also spells out the word gana, from the verb ganar, "to win".-Formation and 2003 election:...
. In the legislative election, the Alliance won 24.3% of the vote, and 47 out of 158 seats in Congress
Congress of Guatemala
The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.It comprises 158 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms . Twenty-nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the rest on a district list basis...
. The presidential candidate of the alliance, Óscar Berger Perdomo, won 34.3 % at the presidential elections of the same day. He won 54.1 % at the second round and was elected president.
Party leader Jorge Briz, who had run unsuccessfully for mayor of Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, was rewarded with the position of Foreign Minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
in Berger's cabinet, a post he held until resigning in August 2006. Shortly after his resignation from the cabinet, the Reform Movement officially broke with the GANA alliance.http://www.fundadesc.org/archivo/sesentaycuatro/analisis.htm
2007 election
The Reform Movement declined to participate in the 2007 general electionGuatemalan general election, 2007
A general election was held in Guatemala in two rounds on 9 September and 4 November 2007. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President and Vice President of the Republic, 158 congressional deputies, and 332 mayors.-Results:...
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