The general elections in Guatemala were held on March 5, 1978 [1] . In the presidential election, none of the candidates won more than 50% of the vote and Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia was elected president on March 13 after a vote in Congress . In the parliamentary elections, the National Liberation Movement won, winning 20 of the 61 seats of Congress.
← 1974  1982 → | |||
| Guatemala Presidential Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 year | |||
| the 5th of March | |||
 | |||
| Candidate | Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia | Alfredo Peralta Asurdia | |
| The consignment | Institutional Democratic Party | National liberation movement | |
| The number of votes of electors | 34 | 0 | |
| Votes | 262 960 (40.33%) | 221 223 (33.93%) | |
| Election result | Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia elected President of Guatemala . | ||
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Results
Presidential Election
| Candidate | Party / Coalition | Voter votes | Votes of deputies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Vote | % | ||
| Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia | Institutional Democratic Party | 262 960 | 40.33 | 34 | 100 |
| Alfredo Peralta Asurdia | National liberation movement | 221 223 | 33.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Peralta Mendes | GCD -PRA | 167,890 | 25.75 | - | - |
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | - | - | |||
| Total | 652,073 | 100 | 61 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Legislative Election
| Party / Coalition | Vote | % | Places | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National liberation movement | 20 | +4 | |||
| Institutional Democratic Party | 17 | +3 | |||
| Revolutionary party | 14 | +4 | |||
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 7 | - | |||
| Central Aranist Organization | 3 | -3 | |||
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 61 | +1 | |||
| 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 1978. New York, 1979.