Elephant Community

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Elephant Community Comunidad Elefante
Leader	Hugo Peña Medina
Secretary-General	Hugo Peña Medina^[1]
Founded	2020^[1]
Legalised	1 August 2022^[2]
Ideology	Developmentalism^[3]
Political position	Right-wing^[4]
Colors	Yellow
Seats in Congress	2 / 160
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Elephant Community (Spanish: Comunidad Elefante) is a political party in Guatemala.

History

Elephant Community was established in 2020, the leader and founder is Hugo Peña Medina, a political strategist and adviser who worked in the presidential campaigns of Vinicio Cerezo, Alfonso Portillo, Álvaro Arzú and Álvaro Colom and father of singer Carlos Peña.^[2] On 1 August 2022, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal legalized the political party.^[2] Before the 2023 general election, the party approached former president Alfonso Portillo to form an alliance, but was unsuccessful.^[5]

According to Peña, the political party is named because the elephant it is the first animal name that Guatemalan children learn to read and write. In addition, the elephant has special qualities and is related to the community.^[3]

In February 2023, Elephant Community nominated Hugo Peña Medina and Hugo Johnson López as presidential ticket.^[6] The party nominated deputies and mayors linked to the National Convergence Front, National Welfare and Vision with Values as candidates.^[7]

In the 2023 general election, Peña Medina obtained 0.94% and 17th place. The party obtained two deputies: one for the National List and the other for Guatemala Department.^[8] Elephant Community won the mayoralties of Alotenango and Samayac.^[9]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidates		First round		Second round		Status
Election	President	Vice President	Votes	%	Votes	%	Status
2023	Hugo Peña	Hugo Johnson	39,271	0.93 (#17)	—	—	Lost N

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2023	95,435	2.29 (#14)	2 / 160	New	Opposition

References

^ ^a ^b "Al menos 13 nuevos grupos aspiran a conformarse como partidos políticos para 2023". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 6 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Asesor electoral Hugo Peña lidera nuevo partido Elefante inscrito por el TSE" (in Spanish). República. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
^ ^a ^b "Entrevista con los candidatos: Hugo Peña, presidenciable del partido Comunidad Elefante" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ "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.
^ "Alfonso Portillo abandona Elefante: "en un gallinero donde la gallina es la que canta y el gallo es el que pone el huevo las cosas no van bien"" (in Spanish). Con Criterio. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
^ "Comunidad Elefante proclama a Hugo Peña y Hugo Johnson como candidatos a la Presidencia y Vicepresidencia" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "Portillo y el partido con el curioso nombre «Comunidad Elefante»" (in Spanish). Perspectiva. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "TSE adjudica los 160 cargos a diputados por el Congreso de la República" (in Spanish). La Hora. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Alcaldías: ¿cómo quedó dividido el poder local tras las elecciones de 2023?" (in Spanish). La Hora. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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