The presidential elections in Guatemala took place on December 10–12, 1950 [1] . As a result, the victory was won by Jacobo Arbens Guzman , who received 65% of the vote. Turnout was 71.6%
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| Presidential Election in Guatemala | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 year | |||
| December 10-12 | |||
| Voter turnout | 71.62% | ||
 |  |  | |
| Candidate | Jacobo Arbens Guzman | Jose Miguel Idigoras Fuentes | Jorge Garcia Granados |
| The consignment | Revolutionary Action Party | Party of National Democratic Reconciliation | People's Party |
| Votes | 266,778 ( 65.44% ) | 76 180 (18.69%) | 28,897 (7.09%) |
| Election result | Jacobo Arbens Guzman elected President of Guatemala . | ||
Results
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobo Arbens Guzman | Revolutionary Action Party -The party of national unity -Socialist Party -Party of national renewal | 266,778 | 65.44 |
| Jose Miguel Idigoras Fuentes | Party of National Democratic Reconciliation -Party anti-communist association -Party of democratic unity | 76 180 | 18,69 |
| Jorge Garcia Granados | People's Party | 28,897 | 7.09 |
| Victor Manuel Giordiani | Popular Front for Liberation | 15 664 | 3.84 |
| Manuel Galich | People's Liberation Front (Galich) | 7,118 | 1.75 |
| Clemente Marroken Rojas | Guatemalan Social Harmony Party | 6,589 | 1.62 |
| Arcadio Cheves Guillen | The true revolutionary front of socialist orientation | 4,041 | 0.99 |
| Miguel Angel Mendoza | People's Union | 1,684 | 0.41 |
| Alejandro Valdison | 712 | 0.17 | |
| Invalid / blank bulletins | 9 907 | - | |
| Total | 417 570 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Notes
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Literature
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1951. New York, 1952.
- Gleijeses, Piero. 1991. Shattered hope. The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 1944-1954. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Rodríguez de Ita, Guadalupe. 2003.La participación política en la primavera guatemalteca: una aproximación a la historia de los partidos durante el periodo 1944-1954. México: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.