1978 Guatemalan general election

none Guatemala 1974 Guatemalan general election 1974 1982 Guatemalan general election 1982 5 March 1978 yes Presidential election presidential Retrato oficial de Presidente Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia (cropped 2).jpg Romeo Lucas 262,960 40.33% Institutional Democratic Party 35 0 Francisco Villagrán 27AE60 x150px Enrique Peralta 221,223 33.93% National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) Héctor Aragón President Kjell Laugerud García National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) President-elect Fernando Romeo Lucas PID–PR–CAO General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 978-0-19-928357-6 No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82 amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement. Results President Popular vote Congress vote Fernando Romeo Lucas García PID–PR–CAO 262960 35 Enrique Peralta Azurdia National Liberation Movement 221223 Ricardo Peralta Méndez DCG–PRA 167890 0 1785764 60 Nohlen, ISLA Congress National Liberation Movement 20 +4 Institutional Democratic Party 17 +3 Revolutionary Party 14 +4 Guatemalan Christian Democracy 7 – Central Aranista Organization 3 –3 +1 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 Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results