Progressive Liberal Party (Guatemala)

The Progressive Liberal Party was a political party in Guatemala.[6]

Progressive Liberal Party

Partido Liberal Progresista
LeaderJorge Ubico Castañeda (1922-1944)
Juan Ponce Vaides (1944)
Founded1922
Legalised1925
Dissolved1944
Split fromLiberal Party
HeadquartersGuatemala City
IdeologyUbicoism
Liberalism[1][2]
Nationalism[1]
Anti-communism[1][3][4][5]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right

The party, led by Jorge Ubico won the 1931 general election unopposed.[7][8]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Votes % Result
1922 Jorge Ubico 5% Lost N
1926 36,940 11.39% Lost N
1931 305,841 100% Elected Y

Legislative Assembly elections
Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position
1923 Jorge Ubico 0%
0 / 69
 0 2nd
1925 506 12.73%
0 / 69
 0 2nd
1926 36,940 11.39%
5 / 69
 5 2nd
1927 0%
0 / 69
 5 2nd
1929 15.28%
6 / 69
 6 2nd
1931 305,841 100%
69 / 69
 63 1st
1935 100%
69 / 69
 0 1st
1944 Juan Federico Ponce Vaides 44,571 91.84%
5 / 5
 64 1st

References
  1. Mayra Valladares de Ruiz. "EL P ARllDO LIBERAL Y OTRAS ·FUERZAS POLÍTICAS 1871-1944" (PDF). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. Consejo Editorial de Plaza Pública. "Más inteligencia civil y menos populismo". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. "Ubico, ¿Le debe algo la Historia?". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. "1878: nace el ex presidente Jorge Ubico". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. "1956: Guatemala termina la guerra con Alemania". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. "Central America in the 1930s". www.fsmitha.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. "Timeline: Guatemala". 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook. Nohlen, Dieter. New York. ISBN 0-19-925358-7. OCLC 58051010.CS1 maint: others (link)


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