1957 Guatemalan general election

1957 Guatemalan general election

20 October 1957

Presidential election

Nominee Miguel Ortiz Miguel Ydígoras Miguel Asturias Quiñónez Party MLN PRDN DCG Popular vote 241,335 173,365 52,600 Percentage 51.64% 37.10% 11.26%

President before election Arturo Gonzáles MLN President-elect None (Results annulled)

General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957. Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud, and fresh elections were held in 1958.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Miguel Ortiz Passarelli	National Democratic Movement	241,335	51.64
	Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes	National Democratic Reconciliation Party	173,365	37.10
	Miguel Asturias Quiñónez	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	52,600	11.26
Total			467,300	100.00
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

• Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
• Political handbook of the world 1957. New York, 1958.