1970 Guatemalan general election explained
| Country: | Guatemala |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Guatemalan general election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Guatemalan general election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | 1 March 1970 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Turnout: | 53.82% | | Image1: | Retrato oficial de Presidente Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (cropped 2).jpg | | Popular Vote1: | 251,135 | | Percentage1: | 43.35% | | Party1: | National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) | | Running Mate1: | Eduardo Cáceres | | Running Mate2: | Óscar Castañeda | | Electoral Vote1: | 37 | | Electoral Vote2: | 17 | | Popular Vote2: | 202,241 | | Percentage2: | 34.91% | | Party2: | Revolutionary | | Colour2: | 964B00 | | President | | Before Election: | Julio Méndez | | Before Party: | Revolutionary | | Posttitle: | President-elect | | After Election: | Carlos Arana | | After Party: | National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) |
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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 by a vote of 37 to 17.[2] The National Liberation Movement–Institutional Democratic Party alliance also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 53% in the Congressional elections.
Results
Congress
Bibliography
- Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Thomas Skinner (1974) The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe, Volume 1974, p509
