1985 Guatemalan general election

none Guatemala 1982 Guatemalan general election 1982 1990 Guatemalan general election 1990 yes Presidential election presidential 3 November 1985 (first round)8 December 1985 (second round) Foto oficial de Presidente Vinicio Cerezo (cropped 2).jpg Vinicio Cerezo 1,133,517 68.37% Guatemalan Christian Democracy Roberto Carpio 3x4.svg Jorge Carpio Nicolle Ramiro de León Carpio 542,306 31.63% National Centre Union President Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores President-elect Vinicio Cerezo Guatemalan Christian Democracy General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 978-0-19-928357-6 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.Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512 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%.Nohlen, p324 Results President Vinicio Cerezo Guatemalan Christian Democracy 648803 1133517 Jorge Carpio Nicolle National Centre Union 339695 524306 Jorge Serrano Elías PRG–PCDN 231423 Mario Sandoval Alarcón MLN–PID 210966 Mario David García Velásquez es Nationalist Authentic Centre 105540 Mario Solórzano Martínez Democratic Social Party 57368 Alejandro Maldonado National Renewal Party 52949 darkorange Lionel Sisniega Otero Barrios PUA–MEC–National Unity Front (Guatemala) es Frente de Unidad Nacional (Guatemala) FUN 32256 228771 142501 2753572 2753572 Nohlen, Rosón Congress National District Guatemalan Christian Democracy 648803 11 575785 40 51 National Centre Union 339695 5 342742 17 22 PDCN–PRG 231423 4 225246 7 11 MLN–PID 210966 3 254276 9 12 Nationalist Authentic Centre 105540 1 104374 0 1 Democratic Social Party 57368 1 60946 1 2 National Renewal Party 52949 0 70514 1 1 darkorange PUA–MEC–National Unity Front (Guatemala) es Frente de Unidad Nacional (Guatemala) FUN 32256 0 27234 0 0 Democratic Civic Front 3631 0 0 228771 239488 2753272 2753272 Nohlen 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. Category:Parliamentary elections in Guatemala General Guatemala Category:Presidential elections in Guatemala