The National Advancement Party (Spanish: Partido de Avanzada Nacional) is a political party in Guatemala. At the legislative elections, held on 9 November 2003, the party won 10.9% 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 four seats. Its presidential candidate, Óscar Casteñeda, received 2.56% of the vote.
