Winaq

Winaq is a left-wing political party in Guatemala whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú, who is ethnically K'iche'. Its name comes from the K'iche'ean word for "people", "winaq". It is a party whose roots are in the indigenous communities of Guatemala. It hopes to present a candidate for the 2011 Presidential election.^[1]

References

↑ "Si Guatemala no está preparada para tener una mujer e indígena tendrá que hacerlo"

Political parties in Guatemala

Parties in Congress	Renewed Democratic Liberty National Unity of Hope Todos Patriotic Party National Convergence Front National Change Union Commitment, Renewal and Order Unionist Party Vision with Values Encounter for Guatemala Convergence Winaq Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity National Advancement Party Fuerza

Extra-parliamentary	Democratic Union Front for Democracy Grand National Alliance Institutional Republican Party Reform Movement Social Action Centre Victory

Defunct parties	New Nation Alternative

Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Guatemala

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