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The National Advancement Party (lang es) was a conservative political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 1989. In the 1990 and 1995 elections its presidential candidate was Álvaro Arzú who won in 1995, becoming Guatemala's 32nd president (1996–2000). Óscar Berger ran as the party's presidential candidate in the 1999 Guatemalan General Election becoming the runner up in 1999. After winning PAN’s presidential candidacy in late 2002, he was going to run as the party's presidential candidate in the 2003 Guatemalan General Election. However, internal divisions plagued the party and Óscar Berger decided to leave PAN and enter the second round of the 2003 presidential elections as the candidate for the Gran Alianza Nacional (GANA), an alliance of 3 parties including Partido Patriota (PP), Movimiento Reformador (MR) and Partido Solidaridad Nacional (PSN).

At the 2003 elections, held on 9 November 2003, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and 17 out of 158 seats in Congress. The party's presidential candidate, Leonel López Rodas, won 8.4% in the presidential elections held on the same day; duly eliminated, he did not compete in the second round.

At the 2007 elections, the party was badly defeated, but still received representation in Congress with 4.58% of the vote and three seats. Its presidential candidate, Óscar Casteñeda, received 2.56% of the vote.

In the 2011 Election, the party chose Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez as its presidential candidate. He came in seventh place with 2.76% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.27% of the vote and 2 seats in Congress.

In the 2015 Election, the party again chose Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez as its presidential candidate. He came in tenth place with 3.10% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.90% of the vote and 3 seats in Congress.

In the 2019 Election, the party chose Roberto Arzú as its presidential candidate. He came in fifth place with 6.10% of the vote. In the Legislative Election, the party won 1.25% of the vote and 2 seats in Congress. After the elections, the party generally supported the government faction in Congress, voting in favor of the government proposed slate for the directorate of Congress in January 2020 and October 2021.

ElectionCandidates First roundSecond round Status President Vice President Votes % Votes % 1990 91 Álvaro Arzú Fraterno Vila Betoret 268,796 17.29 (#4) 1995 96 Álvaro Arzú Luis Alberto Flores Asturias 565,393 36.50 (#1) 671,354 51.22 (#1) 1999 Óscar Berger Arabella Castro Quiñónez 664,417 30.32 (#2) 549,408 31.68 (#2) 2003 Leonel Eliseo López Rodas Rubén Alfonso Ramírez 224,127 8.35 (#4) 2007 Óscar Castañeda Roger Valenzuela 83,369 2.54 (#9) 2011 Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez Carlos Zúñiga 122,800 2.76 (#7) 2015 Juan Guillermo Gutiérrez Manuel Alfredo Marroquín Pineda 149,925 3.12 (#10) 2019 Roberto Arzú José Antonio Farias 267,049 6.10 (#5) 2023 None None

Election Votes % Seats +/– Status 1990 91 268,776 17.29 (#4) New 1994 162,189 25.25 (#2) 11 1995 96 645,446 37.76 (#1) 20 1999 570,108 26.92 (#2) 6 2003 278,393 10.91 (#4) 21 2007 143,268 4.54 (#8) 13 2011 136,247 3.11 (#8) 1 2015 158,309 3.47 (#12) 1 2019 110,016 2.73 (#17) 1 2023 45,940 1.10 (#20) 2