Renewed Democratic Liberty
| Renewed Democratic Liberty Libertad Democrática Renovada |
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| Secretary-General | Roberto Villarte |
| Founded | 25 November 2010 |
| Split from | National Unity of Hope |
| Headquarters | 13 calle 2-52 zona 1, Guatemala City |
| Youth wing | Joven LIDER |
| Ideology | Populism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
| Congress |
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| Website | |
| www.baldizon.com | |
| Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections |
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Renewed Democratic Liberty (Spanish: Libertad Democrática Renovada, Spanish acronym: LIDER, alternative translations: Democratic Freedom Revival,[3] Renewed Democratic Liberation[4]) is a centre-right political party in Guatemala.[4]
It was founded as a parliamentary group by defectors from the then governing National Unity of Hope party of President Álvaro Colom in 2008.[4] It was officially registered as a political party in 2010. At the end of the 2007-2011 legislature, the Independent Renewed Democratic Liberty parliamentary bloc included 25 out of the 158 deputies in the Congress of the Republic,[5] where it formed a parliamentary alliance with the conservative Grand National Alliance (GANA). The party's secretary-general and candidate for the 2011 presidential election is Manuel Baldizón.
2011 election[edit]
In the September 11, 2011 Legislative Election, LIDER won 8.9% of the vote and 14 seats in Congress. Presidential Candidate Manuel Baldizón placed second in the Presidential Race with 23.2% of the votes (1,038,287 votes), eventually losing in the November 6 run-off to conservative Otto Pérez Molina of the Patriotic Party (PP). Baldizón got 1,981,003 votes or 46.26% of the votes.
References[edit]
- ^ Danilo Valladares (12 September 2011). "Retired General and Populist in Duel for Presidency". IPS Inter Press Service.
- ^ Cedar Attanasio (21 May 2015). "Guatemala Elections 2015: Arrest Of Central Bank Chief Latest Blow To Otto Fernando Pérez Molina Administration". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Otto Perez Molina, Manuel Baldizon & Eduardo Suger Head for Runoff in Guatemala, Fox News Latino, 12 Sep 2011, retrieved 13 Sep 2011
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, Mica; McDonald, Mike (12 Sep 2011), Retired general leads Guatemala vote, faces run-off, Reuters, retrieved 13 Sep 2011
- ^ Bloques Legislativos, Congreso de la Republica de Guatemala, congreso.gob.gt (in Spanish). Retrieved on 13 Sep 2011.
External links[edit]
- Campaign website of Manuel Baldizon, LIDER frontrunner (in Spanish)
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