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1957 Guatemalan general election

Field	Value
country	Guatemala
previous_election	1950 Guatemalan presidential election
previous_year	1950
next_election	1958 Guatemalan general election
next_year	1958
election_date	20 October 1957
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image_size	130x130px
image1	Miguel ortiz passarelli.jpg
nominee1	Miguel Ortiz
popular_vote1	241,335
percentage1	51.64%
party1	National Liberation Movement (Guatemala)
image2	Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes 1950.jpg
nominee2	Miguel Ydígoras
popular_vote2	173,365
percentage2	37.10%
party2	PRDN
colour2	FFE25A
nominee3	Miguel Asturias Quiñónez
popular_vote3	52,600
percentage3	11.26%
party3	DCG
colour3	036637
title	President
before_election	Arturo Gonzáles
before_party	National Liberation Movement (Guatemala)
posttitle	President-elect
after_election	None
after_party	(Results annulled)

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, and fresh elections were held in 1958.

Results

President

References

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.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6

Wikipedia Source

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