Cabal is a political party in Guatemala led by

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. In English, the party's name can be translated literally as "thorough", or colloquially as "exact" or "spot on".

History

The Humanist Party of Guatemala was founded by

in 2017, and became his political platform to run for the 2019 presidential election. Mulet, favored by his international experience, came in third place. The Humanist Party won six seats in

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. In January 2020, the Humanist Party declared itself "

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" to the government of

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, but within a few months the party became part of the ruling coalition. Mulet denounced the act and resigned his membership of the party. In November 2020, Mulet announced his new political platform "Cabal". In July 2022, the party was registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. In 2022, the party announced that Mulet would run for president again in

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, with Máximo Santa Cruz being selected as the vice-presidential candidate.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Legislative elections

References

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