1978 Guatemalan general election explained
| Country: | Guatemala |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Guatemalan general election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Guatemalan general election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | 5 March 1978 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Image1: | Retrato oficial de Presidente Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia (cropped 2).jpg | | Nominee1: | Romeo Lucas | | Popular Vote1: | 262,960 | | Percentage1: | 40.33% | | Party1: | Institutional Democratic Party | | Electoral Vote1: | 35 | | Electoral Vote2: | 0 | | Running Mate1: | Francisco Villagrán | | Colour1: | 27AE60 | | Nominee2: | Enrique Peralta | | Popular Vote2: | 221,223 | | Percentage2: | 33.93% | | Party2: | National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) | | Running Mate2: | Héctor Aragón | | President | | Before Election: | Kjell Laugerud García | | Before Party: | National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) | | Posttitle: | President-elect | | After Election: | Fernando Romeo Lucas | | After Party: | 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
Congress
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.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82
