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1985 Guatemalan general election


FieldValue
countryGuatemala
previous_election1982 Guatemalan general election
previous_year1982
next_election1990 Guatemalan general election
next_year1990
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
election_date3 November 1985 (first round)
8 December 1985 (second round)
image1Foto oficial de Presidente Vinicio Cerezo (cropped 2).jpg
nominee1Vinicio Cerezo
popular_vote11,133,517
percentage168.37%
party1Guatemalan Christian Democracy
running_mate1Roberto Carpio
image23x4.svg
nominee2Jorge Carpio Nicolle
running_mate2Ramiro de León Carpio
popular_vote2542,306
percentage231.63%
party2National Centre Union
titlePresident
before_electionÓscar Humberto Mejía Victores
posttitlePresident-elect
after_electionVinicio Cerezo
after_partyGuatemalan Christian Democracy

8 December 1985 (second round)

General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 8 December. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Vinicio Cerezo, who had received $650,000 towards his campaign from media owner Remigio Ángel González. The Congressional elections resulted in a victory for Cerezo's Guatemalan Christian Democracy, which won 51 of the 100 seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%.

Results

President

Congress

References

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.

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, ''Journalism Studies'', 2: 4, 497 — 512
  3. Nohlen, p324
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