Cabal (political party)

Cabal
LeaderEdmond Mulet[1]
Secretary-GeneralEdmond Mulet
Founded27 November 2020[2]
Legalised24 July 2022[1]
Split fromHumanist Party of Guatemala[2]
IdeologyLiberalism[3]
Political positionCentre[4] to centre-right[3][5][6]
Colors  Blue
Seats in Congress
18 / 160

Cabal is a political party in Guatemala led by Edmond Mulet. 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 Edmond Mulet 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 Congress.[2]

In January 2020, the Humanist Party declared itself "in opposition" to the government of Alejandro Giammattei, but within a few months the party became part of the ruling coalition. Mulet denounced the act and resigned his membership of the party.[2]

In November 2020, Mulet announced his new political platform "Cabal".[2] In July 2022, the party was registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.[1]

In 2022, the party announced that Mulet would run for president again in 2023, with Máximo Santa Cruz being selected as the vice-presidential candidate.[7]

The alliance between Cabal and the government of Bernardo Arévalo began to weaken in March 2024 and broke down in the middle of the year. Most of Cabal's deputies became increasingly critical of President Arévalo's government and have shown themselves to be closer to the opposition than to the ruling party.[8][9]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidates First round Second round Status
President Vice President Votes % Votes %
2023 Edmond Mulet Máximo Santa Cruz 371,857 8.85 — — Lost Red XN

Legislative elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Status
2023 371,215 8.90 (#4)
18 / 160
 New External support (2024; 2024–present)
Opposition (2024)

References

  1. ^ a b c "TSE acredita al partido político "CABAL"". La Hora (in Spanish). 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cabal: el partido en formación del expresidenciable Edmond Mulet". Soy502 (in Spanish). 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Elecciones en Guatemala: el sistema se resiste pese al ascenso del voto de castigo y anti-élite" (in Spanish). Elcano Royal Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  4. ^ "Meet the Candidates: Guatemala". Americas Quarterly. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Guatemala: End Arbitrary Exclusion of Candidates". WOLA. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Estos son los candidatos favoritos que lucharán por la Presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). France 24. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  7. ^ "Edmond Mulet y Max Santa Cruz proclamados como binomio presidencial del partido Cabal". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  8. ^ "La alianza en el Congreso marca distancia con el gobierno". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  9. ^ "La nueva alianza oficialista no camina por falta de acuerdos y comunicación". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-11.


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