National Unity of Hope

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.{{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}}

{{Main|2003 Guatemalan general election}}

At the legislative elections held on November 9, 2003, the party won 17.9% of the popular vote and 32 out of 158 seats in 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%.

{{Main|2007 Guatemalan general election}}

For the 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.{{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}}

{{Main|2011 Guatemalan general election}}

In the 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.

{{Main|2015 Guatemalan general election}}

In the 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).

{{Main|2019 Guatemalan general election}}

In the 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 party; in the Legislative Election, the UNE party won 54 seats in Congress, more than any other party.

{{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, 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

The Parliamentary Opposition Group approached the Will, Opportunity and Solidarity political party.{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

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