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General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.[1] No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,[2] amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.
Results
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[edit]Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Congress vote | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Fernando Romeo Lucas García | PID–PR–CAO | 262,960 | 40.33 | 35 | 100.00 | |
Enrique Peralta Azurdia | National Liberation Movement | 221,223 | 33.93 | |||
Ricardo Peralta Méndez | DCG–PRA | 167,890 | 25.75 | |||
Total | 652,073 | 100.00 | 35 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 35 | 100.00 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Total votes | 35 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,785,764 | – | 60 | 58.33 | ||
Source: Nohlen, ISLA |
Congress
[edit]Party | Seats | +/– | |
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National Liberation Movement | 20 | +4 | |
Institutional Democratic Party | 17 | +3 | |
Revolutionary Party | 14 | +4 | |
Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 7 | – | |
Central Aranista Organization | 3 | –3 | |
Total | 61 | +1 | |
Source: Nohlen |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82
Bibliography
[edit]- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.