The Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA; Spanish: Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional) is a political party in El Salvador. The party established itself on 16 January 2010[4] and was recognized by the Supreme Electoral Court of El Salvador on 19 May of the same year.
Grand Alliance for National Unity Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GANA |
| President | Nelson Guardado[1] |
| Founder | Andrés Rovira |
| Founded | 16 January 2010 |
| Registered | 19 May 2010 |
| Split from | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| Headquarters | 41 Avenida Sur y Sexta-Décima Calle Poniente, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Populism |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
| PARLACEN group | Center-Democratic Integration |
| Colours | Orange (until 2018, from 2021)[3] Turquoise (2018–2021) |
| Seats in the Legislative Assembly | 0 / 60 |
| Mayors | 6 / 44 |
| Seats in the PARLACEN | 2 / 20 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| gana.org.sv | |
The majority of party members came from the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). Originally the defection from ARENA included 12 deputies in the Legislative Assembly, but this number has grown to 16. GANA ranks third in seats in the assembly with 11, after the FMLN's 31 and the ARENA's remaining 28.[5] There have been accusations of ARENA members being bought or blackmailed by the GANA party in order to secure them in their party.[6][7][8] GANA has also been accused of multiple cases of corruption.[9][10][11]
On 1 June 2019, Nayib Bukele under the banner of the GANA party became the first president of El Salvador since José Napoleón Duarte to come from outside of the two major political parties in El Salvador, the ARENA and FMLN. Bukele is also the first president to be elected while a part of GANA.
Electoral history
editPresidential elections
edit| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2014 | Supported Antonio Saca | 307,603 | Lost 
| |||
| 2019 | Nayib Bukele | 1,434,856 | Elected 
| |||
| 2024 | Supported Nayib Bukele (NI)[12] | 2,701,725 | — | Elected
| ||
Legislative Assembly elections
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| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | José Andres Rovira | 210,101 | 9.6% |  3rd
|
11 / 84
|
11
|
Opposition |
| 2015 | 209,897 | 9.22% |  3rd
|
11 / 84
|
|
Opposition | |
| 2018 | 243,268 | 11.45% | 3rd
|
10 / 84
|
 1
|
Opposition | |
| 2021 | Nelson Guardado | 132,958 | 5.33% | 4th
|
5 / 84
|
5
|
Government |
| 2024 | 99,344 | 3.19 | 7th
|
0 / 60
|
5
|
Extraparliamentary |
Municipal elections
edit| Election | Votes | % | Position | Municipalities | +/– | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 265,358 | 11.48 | 3rd
|
17 / 262
|
New | |
| 2015 | 244,567 | 10.34 | 3rd
|
19 / 262
|
2
|
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| 2018 | 289,820 | 12.58 | 3rd
|
26 / 262
|
8
|
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| 2021 | 295,091 | 11.16 | 3rd
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27 / 262
|
1
|
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| 2024 | 216,664 | 13.41 | 2nd
|
6 / 44
|
21
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.elsalvador.com/eldiariodehoy/nelson-guardado-es-el-nuevo-presidente-de-gana/657907/2019/ Nelson Guardado es el nuevo presidente de GANA
- ^ "GANA:a la derecha del FMLN, a la izquierda de ARENA", ContraPunto, 5 February 2014, archived from the original on 29 March 2019, retrieved 8 April 2014
- ^ "GANA Convoca a Elecciones Internas para Elegir Candidatos Hacia el 2024" [GANA Invokes Internal Elections to Elect Candidates for 2024]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Gana firma acta de constitución como instituto político". El Diario de Hoy. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Representantes por Grupo Parlamentario". Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "San Sebastián será la capital por un día".
- ^ "Soto denuncia presiones en interior ARENA".
- ^ "Diputado Samayoa de ARENA se pasa a GANA". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Diario digital de noticias de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "FMLN y Gana se oponen a que Ley contra Lavado de Dinero ejerza mayor control sobre políticos - el Faro". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Cambalache electoral entre FMLN y Gana".
- ^ Crespín, Verónica (27 June 2023). "Gana No Presentará Candidato a Presidente para Apoyar a Bukele" [GANA Will Not Present a Candidate for President to Support Bukele]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
