Guatemalan general election, 2007

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Guatemalan presidential election, 2007
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Nominee Álvaro Colom Otto Pérez Molina
Party UNE PP
Home state Guatemala City Guatemala City
Running mate Rafael Espada Ricardo Castillo
States carried 15 7
Popular vote 1,449,153 1,294,645
Percentage 52.82% 47.18%
President before election

Óscar Berger
GANA

President-elect

Álvaro Colom
UNE

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A general election was held in Guatemala in two rounds on 9 September and 4 November 2007. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President and Vice President of the Republic, 158 congressional deputies, and 332 mayors.

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.

President of Guatemala head of state and head of government of Guatemala

The President of Guatemala officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala, is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term.

Vice President of Guatemala political position in Guatemala

Vice President of Guatemala is a political position in Guatemala which is since 1966 elected concurrently with the position of President of Guatemala. The current Vice President is Jafeth Cabrera.

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Results

A total of fifteen parties contested the election, though one of them (the Front for Democracy) did not field a candidate for the presidential election.

The Front for Democracy was a political party in Guatemala. In the legislative elections held on 9 September 2007, the party secured 0.91% of the votes in the race for national-list deputies and, save for defections, will have no seats in the 2008-12 Congress.

Presidential election

Around 60% of the voting public participated in the 9 September first-round vote. However, no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote, and so a run-off election was held between Álvaro Colom of the National Unity of Hope (UNE) and former Army General Otto Pérez Molina of the Patriotic Party (PP) on 4 November 2007. [1] [2]

Álvaro Colom Guatemalan President

Álvaro Colom Caballeros is a Guatemalan politician who was the President of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope (UNE).

National Unity of Hope political party in Guatemala

The National Unity of Hope is a political party in Guatemala. It was founded in 2002 and defines itself as a social-democratic and social-Christian party.

Otto Pérez Molina President of Guatemala

Otto Fernando Pérez Molina is a Guatemalan politician and retired military officer, who was President of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015. Standing as the Patriotic Party candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election. During the 1990s, before entering politics, he served as Director of Military Intelligence, Presidential Chief of Staff under President Ramiro de León Carpio, and as chief representative of the military for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. On being elected President, he called for the legalization of drugs.

The ruling Grand National Alliance (GANA), after placing third in the first-round vote, declined to endorse either Colom or Pérez Molina for the second round. [3]

With 97.23% of the vote counted in the second round, Colom was declared the winner with just over 52 percent.

Congressional election

The National Unity of Hope (UNE) made huge gains in the election, receiving 27.08%, nearly 10 percentage points more than November 2003. The Patriotic Party (PP), which ran independent of the Grand National Alliance (GANA), received 24.97% of the vote. GANA itself received 18.28% of the vote. [4]

The Patriotic Party was a conservative political party in Guatemala. It was founded on 24 February 2001 by retired Army General Otto Pérez Molina.

Presidential and vice-presidential candidates

A full list appears on the Electoral Court's website.

Presidential and vice-presidential candidates

National Unity of Hope
Álvaro Colom Rafael Espada
for Presidentfor Vice President
Alvaro Colom Caballeros with Obamas (cropped).jpg
Jose Rafael Espada (oficial) (cropped).jpg
General Secretary of National Unity of Hope
(2003-2007)		 Founder of the Cardiovascular Surgery Unit of Guatemala
(1994)
Patriotic Party
Otto Pérez Molina Alejandro Castillo Sinibaldi
for Presidentfor Vice President
Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks With Guatemalan President Perez Molina (cropped).jpg
No image.svg
General Secretary of Patriotic Party
(2002- )
Deputy of the Congress
(2004- )		 President of IRTRA
(1962- )

Polls

Voting intention (%)
Poll by Date Colom Pérez Giammattei Menchú Suger Undecided
Siglo XXI Nov. 2007 47.4 52.6 - - - -
BGC Nov. 2007 48.0 52.0 - - - -
Prensa Libre Nov. 2007 47.0 53.0 - - - -
El Periódico Nov. 2007 39.4 35.1 - - - 25.5
El Periódico Oct. 2007 37.3 39.8 - - - 22.9
Siglo XXI Oct. 2007 46.2 53.8 - - - -
Prensa Libre Oct. 2007 45.6 54.4 - - - -
Prensa Latina September 2007 34.7 26.8 13.3
Siglo XXI September 2007 41.4 39.3 9.5 5
Prensa Libre September 2007 31.7 31.8 14.6 3.1 4.5 27.6
El Periódico Aug. 2007 30.7 27.7 10.5 5.7 1.7 16.7
Prensa Libre Aug. 2007 22 17.5 7.67 2.42 3.17 28.83
El Periódico Jul. 2007 33 23.1 8.9 5.5 18.5
Prensa Libre Jul. 2007 21.33 14.42 8.17 2.42 2.5 37.92
El Periódico Jun. 2007 28 13.2 5.8 6.7 33.4
Prensa Libre Jun. 2007 20.75 12.25 8.17 1.5 1
El Periódico May 2007 25.9 15.3 5.6 6.2 36
Prensa Libre May 2007 20.611.4 7.1 2.9 1.5
El Periódico Apr. 2007 28.6 10.4 6.3 5.6 42.3
Prensa Libre Apr. 2007 26.510 9.6 2.75 1.25
El Periódico Jan. 2007 34.6 15.9 0.2 1.4 29.8
Prensa Libre Jan. 2007 21.2310.52 7.54 2.18 0.60

Results

Presidential election

e  •  d  Summary of the 9 September and 4 November 2007 Guatemalan presidential election results
Candidates — Parties1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Álvaro Colom — National Unity of Hope (UNE)926,24428.23%1,449,15352.82%
Otto Pérez Molina — Patriotic Party (PP)771,17523.51%1,294,64547.18%
Alejandro Giammattei — Grand National Alliance (GANA)565,27017.23%
Eduardo Suger — Social Action Centre (CASA)244,4487.45%
Luis Rabbé — Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG)239,2087.29%
Mario Estrada — National Change Union (UCN)103,6033.16%
Rigoberta Menchú — Encounter for Guatemala (EG)101,3163.09%
Fritz García Gallont — Unionist Party (PU)95,7432.92%
Óscar Castañeda — National Advancement Party (PAN)83,8262.56%
Miguel Ángel Sandoval — Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity–MAIZE (URNG–MAIZ)70,0802.14%
Manuel Conde Orellana — Democratic Union (UD)24,9710.76%
Pablo Monsanto — New Nation Alliance (ANN)19,3770.59%
Héctor Rosales — Authentic Integral Development (DIA)18,8190.57%
Vinicio Cerezo Blandón — Guatemalan Christian Democracy (DCG)16,529 0.50%
Valid votes (turnout 60.5%/48.3%)3,280,609100.0%2,743,798100.0%
Blank votes132,98350,601
Invalid votes208,260101,214
Total votes3,621,8522,895,613
Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral

Presidential results by department (2nd round)

Departments Colom Pérez Molina Write-in None
Alta Verapaz 92,610 81,977 3,656 6,939
Baja Verapaz 22,376 29,087 267 2,035
Chimaltenango 66,089 47,563 373 2,909
Chiquimula 39,094 38,980 574 3,118
Petén 44,204 36,750 1,808 2,471
El Progreso 21,836 17,638 238 895
El Quiché 81,915 60,504 3,679 5,618
Escuintla 95,315 46,550 5,326 4,413
Guatemala 297,114 436,551 20,421 31,171
Huehuetenango 85,218 63,271 3,267 5,184
Izabal 40,210 28,241 2,678 1,926
Jalapa 30,182 28,132 672 1,980
Jutiapa 52,968 45,416 498 2,307
Quetzaltenango 79,654 66,862 632 6,227
Retalhuleu 39,754 25,311 536 2,011
Sacatepéquez 36,644 34,105 175 2,031
San Marcos 92,670 58,837 1,708 6,459
Santa Rosa 45,191 33,700 230 2,340
Sololá 48,928 28,052 838 2,644
Suchitepéquez 67,738 39,717 2,112 3,515
Totonicapán 38,124 18,942 665 3,174
Zacapa 31,515 28,507 236 1,829
Total1,449,349 1,294,693 50,589 101,196

Parliamentary election

e  •  d  Summary of the 9 September 2007 Congress of the Republic of Guatemala election results
Parties and alliancesVotes%+/–Seats+/–
National Unity of Hope (Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE)721,98822.81%+4.4%48+16
Grand National Alliance (Gran Alianza Nacional, GANA)522,48016.51%–7.8%137–101
Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota, PP)503,44215.91%+15.9%130+301
Guatemalan Republican Front (Frente Republicano Guatemalteco, FRG)310,0389.80%–9.9%15–28
Encounter for Guatemala (Encuentro por Guatemala, EG)195,1516.17%+6.17%4+4
Unionist Party (Partido Unionista, PU)192,9836.10%+0.7%8+1
Social Action Centre (Centro de Acción Social, CASA)154,7184.89%+4.9%5+5
National Advancement Party (Partido de Avanzada Nacional, PAN)144,9104.58%–6.3%4–13
National Change Union (Union del Cambio Nacional, UCN)128,5934.06%+4.1%4+4
Guatemalan National Revolucionary Unity–MAIZE
(Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca–MAIZ, URNG–MAIZ)		103,4803.27%–0.9%2±0
Authentic Integral Development (Desarrollo Integral Auténtico, DIA)45,1421.43%–1.6%—–1
Democratic Union (Unión Democrática, UD)44,4881.41%–0.8%1 –1
New National Alliance (Alianza Nueva Nación, ANN)42,7901.35%–3.5%—–6
Front for Democracy (Frente por la Democracia, EL FRENTE)28,7980.91%+0.9%—±0
Guatemalan Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana Guatemalteca, DCG)26,1900.83%–2.4%—–1
Valid votes (turnout 60.5%)3,165,191100.0—158—
Blank votes212,615
Invalid votes244,082
Total votes3,621,888
Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral and Prensa Libre

1 In the 2003 election, the Patriotic Party was part of the Grand National Alliance, which has since become a party.

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References

  1. ↑ Colom Far Ahead of Rivals in Guatemala Angus Reid Global Monitor, 13 February 2007
  2. ↑ Guatemala heads for run-off vote BBC News, 10 September 2007
  3. ↑ GANA Party Stays Neutral Prensa Latina, 13 September 2007
  4. ↑ UNE se coloca arriba PP baja Elecciones Guatemala, 10 September 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Guatemala Nobel Prize winner Menchu halts presidential campaign People's Daily, 27 August 2007
  6. ↑ Menchú NO ha cerrado campaña por falta de recursos
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