The general election in Guatemala took place on March 1, 1970. [1] In the presidential election, none of the candidates won more than 50% of the vote, so Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio was elected president on March 21 by voting in Congress . In the parliamentary elections, the Alliance for National Liberation Movement , the Institutional Democratic Party , won 32 of the 55 seats in Congress. Voter turnout was 53.82% in the presidential and 53.26% in the parliamentary elections.
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| Guatemala Presidential Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 year | |||
| March 1 | |||
| Voter turnout | 53.82% | ||
 |  | ||
| Candidate | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio | Mario Fuentes Pieruccini | |
| The consignment | National liberation movement | Revolutionary party | |
| Votes | 251 135 (43.35%) | 202 241 (34.91%) | |
| Election result | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio elected President of Guatemala . | ||
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Results
Presidential Election
| Candidate | Party / Coalition | Voter votes | Votes of deputies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Vote | % | ||
| Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio | BOTTOM - IDP | 251 135 | 43.35 | ||
| Mario Fuentes Pieruccini | Revolutionary party | 202 241 | 34.91 | ||
| Jorge Lucas Caballeros | Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 125 948 | 21.74 | ||
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | 61 360 | - | |||
| Total | 640,684 | 100 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Legislative Election
| Party / Coalition | Vote | % | Places | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Democratic Party - National Liberation Movement | 231 528 | 41.71 | 32 | +5 | |
| Revolutionary party | 201 119 | 36.24 | nineteen | -ten | |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 122 379 | 22.05 | four | new | |
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | 78 953 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 633 979 | 53.26 | 55 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Literature
- Guía del organismo legisllativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971.
- Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.