1957 Guatemalan general election

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

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| President before election

Arturo Gonzáles
MLN

| President-elect

None
(Results annulled)

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957.[1] Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud.

## Results[edit]

### President[edit]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| 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

## References[edit]

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

## Bibliography[edit]

* 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.

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