1978 Guatemalan general election

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5 March 1978

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Presidential election


Nominee	Romeo Lucas	Enrique Peralta
Party	PID	MLN
Running mate	Francisco Villagrán	Héctor Aragón
Electoral vote	35	0
Popular vote	262,960	221,223
Percentage	40.33%	33.93%

President before election

Kjell Laugerud García
MLN

President-elect

Fernando Romeo Lucas
PID–PR–CAO

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.^[1] No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,^[2] amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Popular vote		Congress vote
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Fernando Romeo Lucas García	PID–PR–CAO	262,960	40.33	35	100.00
	Enrique Peralta Azurdia	National Liberation Movement	221,223	33.93
	Ricardo Peralta Méndez	DCG–PRA	167,890	25.75
Total			652,073	100.00	35	100.00

Valid votes					35	100.00
Invalid/blank votes					0	0.00
Total votes					35	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,785,764	–	60	58.33
Source: Nohlen, ISLA

Congress


Party		Seats	+/–
	National Liberation Movement	20	+4
	Institutional Democratic Party	17	+3
	Revolutionary Party	14	+4
	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	7	–
	Central Aranista Organization	3	–3
Total		61	+1

Source: Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82

Bibliography

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.

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