National Solidarity Party (Guatemala)
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The National Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad Nacional, PSN) is a political party
in Guatemala
.
In the general election held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National Alliance
(GANA). In the legislative election, GANA 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.
In November 2005, following the withdrawal of the other two member parties from GANA, the PSN ceded its registration as a political party to the Grand National Alliance. In effect, the PSN became the GANA.http://www.gana.com.gt/nhistoria.htm
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...
.
In the general election held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National Alliance
Grand 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:...
(GANA). In the legislative election, GANA 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.
In November 2005, following the withdrawal of the other two member parties from GANA, the PSN ceded its registration as a political party to the Grand National Alliance. In effect, the PSN became the GANA.http://www.gana.com.gt/nhistoria.htm