2011 Guatemalan general election

none gov August 2025 Guatemala 2007 Guatemalan general election 2007 2015 Guatemalan general election 2015 yes Presidential election presidential 11 September 2011 (first round)6 November 2011 (second round) 68.86% (first round) 8.50pp60.64% (second round) 12.44pp Foto oficial de Presidente Otto Molina Perez (cropped).jpg Otto Pérez Molina Roxana Baldetti Patriotic Party (Guatemala) 2,300,979 53.74% Manuel Baldizón 2015 (cropped).jpg Manuel Baldizón 1,981,003 46.26% Renewed Democratic Liberty Raquel Blandón Elecciones Presidenciales Guatemala 2011.svg President Álvaro Colom National Unity of Hope President-elect Otto Pérez Molina Patriotic Party (Guatemala) General elections were held in Guatemala on 11 September 2011 in order to elect the president, vice president, members of Congress, members of the Central American Parliament and mayors and councillors for all municipalities. The Patriotic Party emerged as the largest party in Congress, winning 56 of the 158 seats. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a second round of the presidential election was held on 6 November with Otto Pérez Molina of the PP facing Manuel Baldizón of Renewed Democratic Liberty. Pérez was elected with 53.7% of the vote. Campaign Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity and other leftist groups ran under the Broad Front of the Left banner, nominating Rigoberta Menchú as their presidential candidate. Guatemala's high crime rate was a major issue in the campaign as it sits near the Mexican border that is a conduit for drug trafficking. Baldizon campaigned on the premise of having Guatemala's football team to the World Cup. He also promised to tackle poverty and crime, as well as assure workers an extra month's salary every year. He also said he would reinstate the death penalty and televise executions. Opinion polls Polls showed Pérez Molina with a lead over other possible candidates.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/09/2011911123350301233.html Guatemala votes for new president English.Aljazeera.net 24 November 2017 A poll for the second round showed Pérez Molina with 49.4% to Baldizón's 39.2%; 11% were undecided.https://centralamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/10/2nd-round-poll-numbers.html 2nd Round Poll Numbers - Update centralamericanpolitics.Blogspot.com 24 November 2017 A second poll gave Pérez Molina 39.7% to Baldizón's 32.2%, with 28% undecided.https://centralamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/10/2nd-poll-has-perez-molina-in-lead.html 2nd Poll has Perez Molina in Lead centralamericanpolitics.Blogspot.com 24 November 2017 A third poll gave Pérez Molina the lead with 45.7% to Baldizón's 37.2% and 17.1% undecided.https://centralamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/10/three-for-three.html Three for Three centralamericanpolitics.Blogspot.com 24 November 2017 A final poll had Pérez Molina ahead with 54.6%, Baldizón at 38.7% and undecided at 5.7%.https://centralamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/11/weekend-elections.html Weekend Elections centralamericanpolitics.Blogspot.com 24 November 2017 Former Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez said that "the polling methods are inadequate. They've failed to capture how between 25 and 30 per cent of the people intend to vote." Conduct Amongst the observers for the election were Oscar Almengor, who led a team University of San Carlos. According to Article 186(c) of the Constitution, the relatives of the president cannot participate in the presidential election when the relative holds the presidency. Sandra Torres, former wife of the current president, got divorced to run for the presidency. There were several requests to have a warrant to forbid Sandra Torres from participating in the election. On 9 August 2011, the Constitutional Court upheld a sentence of the Supreme Court preventing Torres from running.November 2011 Results President On 6 November, Molina declared victory in the election saying that: "For all the Guatemalans who have put their trust in me, I thank you very much. To those Guatemalans who did not vote for Otto Perez, I make a call to unite and to work together in the next four years, leaving aside party colours." Turnout for the runoff was half that of the first round in some regions.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/11/2011117131144103.html Ex-general wins Guatemala presidential vote English.Aljazeera.net 24 November 2017 Otto Pérez Molina Roxana Baldetti Patriotic Party 1604472 2300998 Manuel Baldizón Raquel Blandón Renewed Democratic Liberty 1016340 1981048 Eduardo Suger Laura Reyes Commitment, Renewal and Order 737452 Mario Estrada Mauricio Urruela National Change Union 387001 Harold Caballeros Efraín Medina Vision with Values–Encuentro por Guatemala 277365 Rigoberta Menchú Aníbal García Broad Front of the Left (Winaq–URNG–MAIZ–ANN) 145080 Juan Gutiérrez Carlos Zúñiga National Advancement Party 122800 Patricia Escobar Álvaro Rodas Unionist Party 97498 Alejandro Giammattei Oscar Zamora Social Action Centre 46875 Adela de Torrebiarte José de León National Development Action 19049 601251 169440 7340841 7340841 TSE Congress Of 158 congressmen to be elected, 126 congressmen sought re-election but only 56 were re-elected and 102 new congressmen were elected for the first time since democratic election took root in Guatemala. About 65% of MPs were first time representatives, which was the first time this occurred since the 1995 election.November 2011 300px National District Patriotic Party 1165221 9 1176899 48 57 +27 UNE–GANA 985610 8 801839 31 39 – National Change Union 418175 3 399440 11 14 +10 Renewed Democratic Liberty 387378 3 416880 11 14 New Commitment, Renewal and Order 382730 3 409050 9 12 New Vision with Values–Encuentro por Guatemala 345709 2 244654 4 6 +2 Broad Front of the Left (Winaq–URNG-MAIZ–ANN) 143238 1 50307 0 1 – National Advancement Party 136247 1 148240 1 2 –2 Guatemalan Republican Front 120105 1 112604 0 1 –14 Unionist Party 118309 0 138879 1 1 –7 Victory 71588 0 76026 1 1 New Social Action Centre 48517 0 56623 0 0 –5 National Development Action 39160 0 43339 0 0 New National Convergence Front 23470 0 11576 0 0 New National Unity of Hope 201556 9 9 – Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity 38458 1 1 – Grand National Alliance 37750 0 0 – URNG-MAIZ 23631 0 0 – Vision with Values 13210 0 0 – Winaq–ANN 7524 0 0 – URNG-MAIZ–ANN 6493 0 0 – Winaq 4324 0 0 – Mi Pais 2043 0 0 New 334635 326896 344277 309549 0 7340841 7340841 TSE, Election Passport References External links Tribunal Supremo Electoral es Elecciones Generales 2011 es Resultados Elecciones Generales y al Parlamento Centroamericano 2011 es Category:Parliamentary elections in Guatemala Guatemala General Category:Presidential elections in Guatemala Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results