Guatemalan general election, 1957

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

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Miguel Ortiz Passarelli	MDN-PUA-PL-PLAG	241,335	51.64
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes	PRDN-PLA-PIACO	173,365	37.10
Miguel Asturias Quiñóne	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	52,600	11.26
Invalid/blank votes			-
Total		467,300	100
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

• 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.