National Liberation Movement (Guatemala)
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The National Liberation Movement (Spanish:Movimiento de Liberación Nacional or MLN) was a Guatemala military-backed party formed in 1960 by Mario Sandoval Alarcón as a breakaway from the National Democratic Movement.
The 1963 coup that saw the government of Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes led to the MLN becoming the main party of the military. Although they were not successful in the Presidential election of 1964 their candidate in 1970, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, was elected President. Victory was also secured in the 1974 election when Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García's candidacy was also endorsed by the Institutional Democratic Party. However their 1978 candidate, former President Enrique Peralta Azurdia lost the election and this represented the end of MLN dominance.[1]
The coup d'état of 1982 brought to an end the relationship between the party and the military and as a result they quickly waned. They renewed their alliance with the Institutional Democratic Party for 1985's election and then ran alongside the National Advancement Front in 1990 but neither produced much success. Left to continue alone they secured less than 1% in 1995 and again in 1999.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Kenneth Janda, 'GUATEMALA: The Party System in 1950-1954 and 1953-1962'
- ^ Daniel M. Corstange, 'The Party System from 1963 to 2000'
