Change () is a political party in

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

History

Change was established in 2020, the leader and founder is Carlos Pineda, a businessman from Izabal. On 1 July 2022, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal legalized the political party. Jorge Eduardo and Manuel Antonio Baldizón, sons of former presidential candidate

Manuel Baldizón Manuel Antonio Baldizón Méndez (, born 6 May 1970) is a Guatemalan politician, lawyer, and hotel entrepreneur. He was the leader of the "Libertad Democrática Renovada" (LIDER) Renewed Democratic Liberty party and was a candidate in the 20 ...

, are members of the political party. Party's presumptive presidential candidate Carlos Pineda announced his resign from the party through social networks in January 2023. Days before, Pineda alleged that he would leave the political party if

directly influenced the political group. Cambio only obtained one seat for department of Chiquimula, with the mayor of Ipala Esduin Javier Javier being elected. Despite the clear differences between the Baldizón family and the Semilla ruling party, Javier has voluntarily joined the Semilla legislative alliance.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Legislative elections

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