Election Name: | September 2015 Guatemalan vice presidential election |
Country: | Guatemala |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | May 2015 Guatemalan vice presidential election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Election Date: | September 16, 2015 |
Nominee1: | Alfonso Fuentes |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Vice President | |
Before Election: | Alejandro Maldonado |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Party: | Independent politician |
After Election: | Alfonso Fuentes |
Electoral Vote1: | 109 |
Percentage1: | 71.2% |
Electoral Vote2: | 44 |
Percentage2: | 28.7% |
Nominee2: | Raquel Zelaya |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Vice presidential elections were held in Guatemala on September 16, 2015. In April 2015, international prosecutors, with help from the UN, presented evidence of a customs corruption ring ("La Línea") in which discounted tariffs were exchanged for bribes from importers; prosecutors learned of the ring through wiretaps and financial statements.[1] Vice President Roxana Baldetti resigned on 8 May, and was arrested for her involvement on 21 August.[2] On 21 August, Guatemalan prosecutors presented evidence of Pérez's involvement in the corruption ring.[3] Congress, in a 132–0 vote, stripped Pérez Molina of prosecutorial immunity on 1 September 2015, and, on 2 September, he presented his resignation from the Presidency.
On 3 September, after a court hearing in which charges and evidence against him were presented, he was arrested and sent to the Matamoros prison in Guatemala City.[1] Vice President Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre was appointed to serve the remainder of Pérez's 4-year term in office (due to end on 14 January 2016).[4]
Alfonso Fuentes Soria was elected Acting Vice President of Guatemala, following the Congress of Guatemala's.[5]
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfonso Fuentes Soria | 79 | 71 | 109 | |
Raquel Zelaya | 59 | 75 | 44 | |
Gabriel Medrano | 51 | retired | retired | |
No votes | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Total | 153 | 153 | 153 | |