Podemos (lit. ''We Can'') previously: Movimiento Reformador ( lit. ''Reform Movement'') is a conservative-liberal

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. It is led by

Jorge Briz Abularach Jorge Briz Abularach (born 27 September 1955) is a Guatemalan politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Guatemala), his country's foreign minister from July 2004 to July 2006 and president of Guatemala's Chamber of Commerce. See als ...

2003 election

At the 2003 general election held on 9 November 2003, the party was part of the Grand National Alliance. In the legislative election, the 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% in the second round and was elected president. Party leader Jorge Briz, who had run unsuccessfully for mayor of

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, was rewarded with the position of

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in Berger's cabinet, a post he held until resigning in August 2006. Shortly after his resignation from the cabinet, the Reform Movement officially broke with the GANA alliance.

2007 election

The Reform Movement declined to participate in the 2007 general election.

References

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