Guatemalan general election, 1978
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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 on 13 March. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Public vote | Congress vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Fernando Romeo Lucas García | PID-PR-CAO | 262,960 | 40.33 | 34 | 100 |
| Enrique Peralta Azurdia | National Liberation Movement | 221,223 | 33.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Peralta Méndez | DCG-PRA | 167,890 | 25.75 | - | - |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |||
| Total | 652,073 | 100 | 61 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Congress
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Movement | 20 | +4 | ||
| Institutional Democratic Party | 17 | +3 | ||
| Revolutionary Party | 14 | +4 | ||
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 7 | - | ||
| Central Aranista Organization | 3 | -3 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | - | |
| Total | 61 | +1 |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Bibliography
- 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.
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