1990–91 Guatemalan general election

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1990–91 Guatemalan general election

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Presidential election
11 November 1990 (first round)
6 January 1991 (second round)
 
Nominee Jorge Serrano Jorge Carpio
Party MAS National Centre Union
Running mate
Gustavo Espina
Manuel Ayau
Popular vote 936,389 438,990
Percentage 68.08% 31.92%

President before election

Vinicio Cerezo
DCG

President-elect

Jorge Serrano Elías

MAS

General elections were held in Guatemala on 11 November 1990.[1] with a second round of the presidential election held on 6 January 1991. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Jorge Serrano Elías of the Solidarity Action Movement, whilst the National Centre Union won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 56.4% in the elections on 11 November 1990 and 45.2% in the elections on 6 January 1991.

Results

President

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Gustavo Espina
Solidarity Action Movement375,16524.14936,38968.08
Luis Alfonso Cabrera HidalgoMarco Antonio Villamar ContrerasGuatemalan Christian Democracy271,93317.50
Álvaro ArzúFraterno Vila BetoretNational Advancement Party268,79617.29
Luis Ernesto Sosa ÁvilaLuis David Arturo Eskenasy CruzMLNFAN74,8254.81
René Armando de León SchlotterAracely Mercedes Conde Aguilar de PaizPSDAP555,8193.59
José Ángel Lee DuarteCarlos Francisco Gallardo FloresRevolutionary Party33,4292.15
José Ramón Fernández GonzálezJosé Adolfo Putzeys PachecoDemocratic Party of National Cooperation32,3252.08
Manuel Benedicto Lucas GarcíaHéctor Antonio Guerra PedrozaEmerging Movement of Harmony16,8941.09
Fernando Antonio Leal EstévezKurt Martín Meyer RodasNational Renewal Party11,0520.71
Leonel Hernández CardonaRaúl Horacio Montenegro CastellanosUnited Front of the Revolution7,9570.51
Jorge Antonio Reyna CastilloCarlos Antonio Torres HerreraDemocratic Party6,3410.41
Total1,554,313100.001,375,379100.00
Valid votes1,554,31385.931,375,37994.89
Invalid/blank votes254,48814.0774,1105.11
Total votes1,808,801100.001,449,489100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,204,95556.443,204,95545.23
Source: Nohlen, Rosón

Congress

PartyNationalDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Guatemalan Republican Front
1,8750.1200
National Progress Front1,6840.1000
Progressive Liberating Party5900.0400
FUNPID4470.0300
PNR–MEC3200.0200
Total1,554,231100.00291,604,863100.0087116
Valid votes1,554,23185.931,604,86389.08
Invalid/blank votes254,48714.07196,73310.92
Total votes1,808,718100.001,801,596100.00

References

Bibliography

  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1990. New York, 1991.