The Unionist Party (''Partido Unionista'') is a

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, who advocates the re-creation of a Central American union. At the

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, 9 November 2003, the party won 6.2% of the popular vote and 7 out of 158 seats. Its presidential candidate

Fritz García Gallont Fritz García Gallont (born 9 August 1955) is a Guatemalan politician. He is a member of the Unionist Party. He served as Minister of Communications under President Álvaro Arzú.Wayne Leighton, Carlos Sabino, ''Privatization of Telecommunications ...

won 3.0% at the presidential elections of the same day. At the 2007 elections, the party again chose Garcia as its presidential candidate. He won 2.92% of the vote. The party won 8 seats in the congressional elections. The party has been a member of the centre-right

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since 2008 and is associated with the

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. It is not to be confused with the party of the same name formed in 1920.

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* 2002 establishments in Guatemala Conservative parties in Guatemala International Democrat Union member parties Nationalist parties in Guatemala Political parties established in 2002 Political parties in Guatemala {{Guatemala-party-stub