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Constituent Assembly elections were held alongside a plebiscite on the presidency of Carlos Castillo Armas in Guatemala on 10 October 1954. A reported 99.92% of voters voted in favour of Armas' presidency, whilst the National Anti-Communist Front won 57 of the 65 seats in the Assembly.
Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician. After taking power in a coup d'état, he served as the President of Guatemala from 1954 to 1957. A member of the right-wing National Liberation Movement (MLN) party, his authoritarian government was closely allied to the United States.
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south. With an estimated population of around 16.6 million, it is the most populated country in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.
The National Anti-Communist Front was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups that supported Carlos Castillo Armas. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala and the elimination of communist infiltration. Its members included the Anti-Communist Unification Party (PUA), Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West (PIACO), Anti-Communist University Students Committee (CEUA), Comités como el Cívico Independiente, Obrero Anticomunista, Femenino Anticomunista, de Locatarias, Asociación Juvenil Anticomunista, among others. In 1955, most member organizations were involved in the establishment of the National Democratic Movement (MDN).
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 485,699 | 99.92 |
Against | 400 | 0.08 |
Invalid/blank votes | - | |
Total | 486,099 | 100 |
Source: Holden |
Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Anti-Communist Front | 57 | ||
Anti-Communist University Students Committee | 2 | ||
ACCA | 2 | ||
Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West | 2 | ||
Independents | 2 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |
Total | - | ||
Source: Ebel |
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