Vamos (Guatemala)

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|

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Website
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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.

## History

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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

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### Presidential elections

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Election  | Candidates  | First round  | Second round  | Status

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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

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Election | Votes | % | Seats  | +/– | Position | Status

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2019 | 321,830  | 7.96 (#2)  |

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| New  |  2nd  | Government
2023 | 628,126  | 15.06 (#1)  |

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|  23  |  1st  | Opposition

## References

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1. ^ Hernández Guerra, Andrea Josefina (April 2024). "Desempeño de los partidos políticos emergentes en el proceso electoral guatemalteco de 2019" (PDF). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
2. ^ https://porquienvoto.org.gt/descargas/informe_partidos_politicos.pdf Page 77
3. ^ "Conservative Alejandro Giammattei wins Guatemalan presidency". BBC News. 12 August 2019.
4. ^ "Reaparece Alejandro Giammattei con el partido político "Vamos"". www.soy502.com.
5. ^ "Alejandro Giammattei regresa a la política con un nuevo proyecto". www.soy502.com.
6. ^ Martinez, Allan. "El regreso de Alejandro Giammattei con el Partido Vamos". República.gt.
7. ^ "Ex-first lady, conservative contend for Guatemala presidency". The Associated Press. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019 - via WiscNews.

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