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1957 Guatemalan general election

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1957 Guatemalan general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Miguel Ortiz Miguel Ydígoras Miguel Asturias Quiñónez
Party MLN PRDN DCG
Popular vote 241,335 173,365 52,600
Percentage 51.64% 37.10% 11.26%

President before election

Arturo Gonzáles
MLN

President-elect

None
(Results annulled)

General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957.[1] Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud, and fresh elections were held in 1958.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Miguel Ortiz PassarelliNational Democratic Movement241,33551.64
Miguel Ydígoras FuentesNational Democratic Reconciliation Party173,36537.10
Miguel Asturias QuiñónezGuatemalan Christian Democracy52,60011.26
Total467,300100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

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

Bibliography

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  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1957. New York, 1958.