1985 Guatemalan general election explained
| Country: | Guatemala |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Guatemalan general election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Guatemalan general election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Election Date: | 3 November 1985 (first round)
8 December 1985 (second round) | | Image1: | Foto oficial de Presidente Vinicio Cerezo (cropped 2).jpg | | Nominee1: | Vinicio Cerezo | | Popular Vote1: | 1,133,517 | | Percentage1: | 68.37% | | Party1: | Guatemalan Christian Democracy | | Running Mate1: | Roberto Carpio | | Nominee2: | Jorge Carpio Nicolle | | Popular Vote2: | 542,306 | | Percentage2: | 31.63% | | Party2: | National Centre Union | | President | | Before Election: | Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores | | Posttitle: | President-elect | | After Election: | Vinicio Cerezo | | After Party: | Guatemalan Christian Democracy |
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General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985,[1] 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.[2] 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%.[3]
Results
Congress
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.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512
- Nohlen, p324
