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General elections were held in Guatemala on 6 March 1966. [1] After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Julio César Méndez Montenegro was elected President by Congress on 10 May. On the Congressional elections, the Revolutionary Party won 28 of the 54 seats. Voter turnout was 56.27% in the presidential election and 55.01% in the Congressional elections
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.
Julio César Méndez Montenegro was the Revolutionary Party President of Guatemala from July 1, 1966 to July 1, 1970. Mendez was elected on a platform promising democratic reforms and the curtailment of military power. The only civilian to occupy Guatemala's presidency during the long period of military rule between 1954 and 1986, Méndez was not allowed to act independently of the military and was widely considered to be a military puppet; Mendez had assumed the presidency under a pact in July, 1966 that gave the armed forces carte blanche with respect to internal security matters and an effective veto over governmental policy. He was the first cousin of César Montenegro Paniagua whose kidnapping, torture and murder during the Julio César Méndez presidency is rumored to have been undertaken with presidential sanction.
Candidate | Party | Public vote | Congress vote | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Julio César Méndez Montenegro | Revolutionary Party | 209,204 | 44.78 | 35 | 64.81 |
Juan de Dios Aguilar de León | Institutional Democratic Party | 148,025 | 31.68 | 19 | 35.19 |
Miguel Angel Ponciano | National Liberation Movement | 109,981 | 23.54 | - | - |
Invalid/blank votes | 64,060 | - | 0 | - | |
Total | 531,270 | 100 | 54 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Revolutionary Party | 192,366 | 44.07 | 29 |
Institutional Democratic Party | 138,873 | 31.81 | 21 |
National Liberation Movement | 105,306 | 24.12 | 5 |
Invalid/blank votes | 82,848 | - | - |
Total | 519,393 | 100 | 55 |
Source: Nohlen |
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