Guatemalan general election, 2003

Guatemalan presidential election, 2003
Guatemala
9 November 2003

 
Nominee Óscar Berger Álvaro Colom
Party GANA UNE
Popular vote 1,235,303 1,046,868
Percentage 54.1% 45.9%

President before election

Alfonso Portillo
FRG

President-elect

Óscar Berger
GANA

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December.[1] Óscar Berger won the presidential election, representing the Grand National Alliance, a coalition of alliance of the Patriotic Party, the Reform Movement and the National Solidarity Party. The Alliance were also victorious in the Congressional elections, winning 47 of the 158 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9% in the Congressional elections, 58.9% in the first round of the presidential elections and 46.8% in the second.[2]

Presidential election

The ruling Republican Front of Guatemala (FRG) nominated former military ruler Efraín Ríos Montt to succeed outgoing president Alfonso Portillo Cabrera. A constitutional ban on former coup leaders (Ríos Montt during 1982-83) led to strong conflict inside the country, including the besiegement of Guatemala for a day: 24 July 2003, known as jueves negro ("Black Thursday"). In the first round of voting, Ríos Montt came third behind the centrist mayor of Guatemala City, Óscar Berger, and the more left-wing candidate Álvaro Colom.

Results

President

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Óscar BergerGrand National Alliance921,23334.31,235,30354.1
Álvaro ColomNational Unity of Hope707,57826.41,046,86845.9
Efraín Ríos MonttGuatemalan Republican Front518,32819.3
Leonel Eliseo Lopez RodasNational Advancement Party224,1278.4
Frederich García-Galont BischofUnionist Party80,9433.0
Rodrigo AsturiasGuatemalan National Revolutionary Unity69,2972.6
Eduardo SugerAuthentic Integral Development59,7742.2
Jacobo Arbenz VillanovaGuatemalan Christian Democracy42,1861.6
José Angel Lee DuarteSocial Participative Democracy37,5051.4
Francisco ArredondoNational Union11,9790.4
Manuel Eduardo Conde OrellanaSocial and Political Movement National Change10,8290.4
Invalid/blank votes253,39091,298
Total2,937,1691002,373,469100
Sources: Nohlen; European Union Electoral Observation Mission Final Report (p. 19 - first round, p. 20 - second round)[3]

Congress

Party PR District Total seats
Votes % Votes %
Grand National Alliance620,12124.3504,01023.049
Guatemalan Republican Front502,47019.7486,01922.241
National Unity of Hope457,30817.9362,85916.530
National Advancement Party278,39310.9270,54912.317
Unionist Party157,8936.2133,6636.17
New Nation Alliance123,8534.959,8912.76
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity107,2764.293,9804.32
Guatemalan Christian Democracy82,2343.278,5233.60
Authentic Integral Development75,2952.967,4563.11
Democratic Union55,7932.255,3212.52
Social Participative Democracy28,4251.129,1091.30
Transparency27,7401.121,4211.00
Social and Political Movement National Change18,0050.715,2650.50
National Union17,4780.710,2740.50
Other parties4,2040.20
Invalid/blank results384,562318,828
Total2,936,9361002,511,372100158
Sources: Nohlen; European Union Electoral Observation Mission Final Report (p. 19)[3]

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p324
  3. 1 2 "Guatemala General Elections 2003: European Union Electoral Observation Mission Final Report" (PDF). European External Action Service. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
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