The Grand National Alliance ( es, Gran Alianza Nacional, GANA) was a

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. The acronym "GANA" also spells out the word ''gana'', from the verb ''ganar'', "to win".

Formation and 2003 election

GANA was created as an electoral alliance to fight the 2003 general election. In that election, held on 9 November 2003, the Grand National Alliance, won 24.3% of the vote, and 47 out of 158 seats in

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. The presidential candidate of the alliance,

Óscar Berger Perdomo Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

, won 34.3% at the presidential elections of the same day. He won 54.1% at the second round on 28 December 2003 and was elected president. The alliance was made up of the following parties: *

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(Partido Patriota) (PP) *

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(Movimiento Reformador) (MR) * National Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad Nacional) (PSN)

Evolution and 2007 election

The Patriotic Party broke with the alliance in the early months of Óscar Berger's administration

In November 2005, the National Solidarity Party ceded its electoral registration to GANA, with which the Grand National Alliance ceased to be an alliance and became a political party. In August 2006, the Reform Movement withdrew its support from GANA

GANA's candidate in the 2007 Guatemalan general election, 2007 presidential election was former director of the national prison service

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. He came in third place in the election, with 17% of the vote. Despite the splits in the party, it did relatively well in the congressional elections, receiving 37 seats and becoming the second largest party in Congress. In 2017 the party was renamed Crecer (''Grow'') and its colours were changed to yellow and green. It was dissolved in September 2018.

Election results

''Congress of the Republic''

''President of the Republic of Guatemala''

Notes

References

External links

GANA web site
2002 establishments in Guatemala 2018 disestablishments in Guatemala Conservative parties in Guatemala Defunct political parties in Guatemala Political parties disestablished in 2018 Political parties established in 2005 {{Guatemala-party-stub