Guatemalan general election, 1970

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Guatemalan general election, 1970
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  1966 1 March 1970 1974  

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Nominee Carlos Arana Osorio Mario Fuentes Pieruccini
Party MLN Revolutionary
Home state Santa Rosa Guatemala City
Running mate Eduardo Cáceres Óscar Castañeda
Popular vote251,135202,241
Percentage43.35%34.91%

President before election

Julio Méndez
Revolutionary

President-elect

Carlos Arana
MLN

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 1 March 1970. [1] No candidate received over 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio being elected by Congress on 21 March. The National Liberation Movement-Institutional Democratic Party alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 53.82% in the presidential election and 53.26% in the Congressional elections.

Guatemala republic in Central America

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.

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio President of Guatemala

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio was President of Guatemala from 1970 to 1974. His government enforced torture, disappearances and killings against political and military adversaries, as well as common criminals.

National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) political party in Guatemala

The National Liberation Movement was a Guatemalan political party formed in 1954 by Carlos Castillo Armas. The party served as political platform for the military junta.

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Results

President

CandidatePartyPublic voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio MLN-PID 251,13543.35
Mario Fuentes Pieruccini Revolutionary Party 202,24134.91
Jorge Lucas Caballeros Guatemalan Christian Democracy 125,94821.74
Invalid/blank votes61,360-
Total640,684100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

PartyVotes%Seats+/-
PID-MLN 231,52841.7131+5
Revolutionary Party 201,11936.2419-10
Guatemalan Christian Democracy 122,37922.050New
Invalid/blank votes78,953---
Total633,97953.26550
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6

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