2003 Guatemalan general election

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December.[1] Óscar Berger won the presidential election, representing the Grand National Alliance, a coalition of alliance of the Patriotic Party, the Reform Movement and the National Solidarity Party. The Alliance were also victorious in the Congressional elections, winning 47 of the 158 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9% in the Congressional elections, 58.9% in the first round of the presidential elections and 46.8% in the second.[2]

2003 Guatemalan general election

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Presidential election
9 November 2003 (first round)
28 December 2003 (second round)
Turnout57.89% (first round) Increase 4.13pp
46.78% (second round) Increase 6.41pp
 
Nominee Óscar Berger Álvaro Colom
Party GANA UNE
Running mate Eduardo Stein Fernando Andrade
Popular vote 1,235,303 1,046,868
Percentage 54.1% 45.9%


President before election

Alfonso Portillo
FRG

President-elect

Óscar Berger
GANA

Presidential election

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The ruling Republican Front of Guatemala (FRG) nominated former military ruler Efraín Ríos Montt to succeed outgoing president Alfonso Portillo Cabrera. A constitutional ban on former coup leaders (Ríos Montt during 1982–83) led to strong conflict inside the country, including the besiegement of Guatemala for a day: 24 July 2003, known as jueves negro ("Black Thursday"). In the first round of voting, Ríos Montt came third behind the centrist mayor of Guatemala City, Óscar Berger, and the more left-wing candidate Álvaro Colom.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Óscar BergerGrand National Alliance921,23334.331,235,30354.13
Álvaro ColomNational Unity of Hope707,57826.361,046,86845.87
Efraín Ríos MonttGuatemalan Republican Front518,32819.31
Leonel Eliseo López RodasNational Advancement Party224,1278.35
Frederich García-Galont BischofUnionist Party80,9433.02
Rodrigo AsturiasGuatemalan National Revolutionary Unity69,2972.58
Eduardo SugerAuthentic Integral Development59,7742.23
Jacobo Árbenz VilanovaGuatemalan Christian Democracy42,1861.57
José Angel Lee DuarteSocial Participative Democracy37,5051.40
Francisco ArredondoNational Union11,9790.45
Manuel Conde OrellanaSocial and Political Movement National Change10,8290.40
Total2,683,779100.002,282,171100.00
Valid votes2,683,77991.372,282,17196.15
Invalid/blank votes253,3908.6391,2983.85
Total votes2,937,169100.002,373,469100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,073,28257.895,073,28246.78
Source: Nohlen

Congress

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PartyNationalDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Alliance620,12124.308513,52919.803240
Guatemalan Republican Front502,47019.697522,67020.153643
National Unity of Hope457,30817.926424,44716.362632
National Advancement Party278,39310.914297,17811.461216
Unionist Party157,8936.192163,6376.3157
New Nation Alternative123,8534.851142,6795.5056
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity107,2764.201104,8894.0412
Guatemalan Christian Democracy82,3243.23185,9183.3101
Authentic Integral Development75,2952.95167,4562.6001
Democratic Union55,7932.19058,2772.2522
Social Participative Democracy28,4251.11030,0261.1600
Transparency27,7401.09024,3590.9400
Social and Political Movement National Change18,0050.71018,3840.7100
National Union17,4780.68014,4320.5600
Patriotic PartyReform Movement65,3692.5255
Reform MovementNational Solidarity Party16,1270.6211
Reformist Movement12,9230.5000
DIAPLP11,4980.4400
Patriotic PartyNational Solidarity Party8,9970.3522
Patriotic Party5,6810.2200
Progressive Liberating Party2,8680.1100
National Solidarity Party1,4380.0600
UN–DIAANN1,3360.0500
Total2,552,374100.00312,594,118100.00127158
Valid votes2,552,37486.912,594,11888.34
Invalid/blank votes384,56213.09342,51311.66
Total votes2,936,936100.002,936,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,073,28257.895,073,28257.88
Source: Election Passport, Friedenberg

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p324