1970 Guatemalan general election

none Guatemala 1966 Guatemalan general election 1966 1974 Guatemalan general election 1974 1 March 1970 yes Presidential election presidential 53.82% Retrato oficial de Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (photo scan) (cropped 2).jpg Carlos Arana Osorio 251,135 43.35% National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) Eduardo Cáceres Óscar Castañeda 37 17 Mario F.P.jpg Mario Fuentes Pieruccini 202,241 34.91% Revolutionary 964B00 President Julio Méndez Revolutionary President-elect Carlos Arana National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) General elections were held in Guatemala on 1 March 1970.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 978-0-19-928357-6 No candidate received over 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio being elected by Congress on 21 March by a vote of 37 to 17.Thomas Skinner (1974) The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe, Volume 1974, p509 The National Liberation Movement–Institutional Democratic Party alliance also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 53% in the Congressional elections. Results President Popular vote Congress vote Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio MLN–PID 251135 37 Mario Fuentes Pieruccini Revolutionary Party 202241 17 Jorge Lucas Caballeros Guatemalan Christian Democracy 125948 61360 1190449 55 Nohlen Congress MLN–PID 231528 31 +5 Revolutionary Party 201119 19 –10 Guatemalan Christian Democracy 122379 0 New 78953 0 1190449 Nohlen References Bibliography Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968. Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004. Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971. Category:Parliamentary elections in Guatemala Guatemala General Category:Presidential elections in Guatemala