1994 Guatemalan parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 14 August 1994,Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 978-0-19-928357-6 following the premature dissolution of Congress during the 1993 constitutional crisis, and in view of implementing constitutional reforms approved in January 1994. The result was a victory for the Guatemalan Republican Front, which won 33 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was just 21%.Nohlen, p324 The 1993 constitutional crisis started on 25 May 1993, when the then President Jorge Serrano Elías attempted a self-coup or autogolpe. Serrano suspended the constitution, dissolved Congress and the Supreme Court, imposed censorship and tried to restrict civil liberties.Barry S. Levitt (2006), "A Desultory Defense of Democracy: OAS Resolution 1080 and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, Latin American Politics and Society, Volume 48, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages: 93–123. pp104-5 Serrano's actions were met with broad national and international opposition and ruled "illegal" by the Constitutional Court, following which Serrano was forced to resign. Results National District Guatemalan Republican Front 206994 7 172649 26 33 National Advancement Party 162189 5 172224 18 23 Guatemalan Christian Democracy 78016 2 84391 11 13 National Centre Union 57155 1 63697 6 7 National Liberation Movement 28582 1 36746 2 3 Solidarity Action Movement 20418 0 23604 0 0. Democratic Union 19732 0 20446 1 1 Revolutionary Party 17747 0 18087 0 0 Democratic Social Party 13635 0 11117 0 0 Guatemalan Reformist Party 13007 0 16300 0 0 Nationalist Authentic Centre 9692 0 8388 0 0 National Unity Front 6495 0 5901 0 0 Institutional Democratic Party 5578 0 6201 0 0 Destitute People's Movement 3136 0 0 Progressive Party 5527 0 0 Popular Democratic Front 2583 0 0 Popular Alliance 5 557 0 0 Christian Social Party 448 0 0 89017 81858 0 References Bibliography Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004. Political handbook of the world 1994. New York, 1995. Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005. Category:Parliamentary elections in Guatemala Category:1994 elections in Central America Parliamentary