Roberto Arzú

Roberto Arzú García-Granados (born 1970) is a Guatemalan politician and businessman.[1][2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arzú and the second or maternal family name is García-Granados.

Roberto Arzú
Born	1970 (age 49–50) Guatemala City
Nationality	Guatemalan
Political party	National Advancement Party (1989−2002; since 2018) Podemos (since 2019) Unionist Party (2002−2018)
Parents	Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen (father) Silvia García-Granados (mother)

Arzú is the firstborn of the former President of Guatemala and mayor of Guatemala City Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen. Arzú began his political career in the Youth League of the National Advancement Party. In the late 1990s, Arzú served as chairman of Comunicaciones F.C. leaving office in the late 2000s.[1] In 2017, he was appointed Commercial Ambassador to South America by President Jimmy Morales, leaving office in 2018.[2]

He ran as a presidential candidate in the 2019 elections under the National Advancement Party and Podemos coalition using nationalist and populist rhetoric, using the motto "Make Guatemala Great" inspired by the campaign slogan of American President Donald Trump "Make America Great Again".[1][3] Arzú obtained the fifth place in the elections.[2][4]

References

1. "Despreciado por su familia, subestimado por todos, Roberto Arzú se lanza al estilo Trump" (in Spanish). Nómada. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. "No todos los hijos de Arzú pueden ser Arzú" (in Spanish). Nómada. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. "El candidato guatemalteco Roberto Arzú cree que los criminales no merecen vivir" (in Spanish). EFE.
4. "PERFIL: Roberto Arzú, tras los pasos de su padre hacia la presidencia de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Xinhua. Retrieved 16 June 2019.