2007 presidential election in Guatemala
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Presidential election in Guatemala | ||
September 9, 2007 (1st ballot) | ||
November 4, 2007 (2nd ballot - runoff) | ||
UNE | ||
Álvaro Colom Caballeros | ||
be right | 1,449,153 | |
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52.82% | |
Partido Patriota | ||
Pérez Molina cropped.jpg | ||
be right | 1,294,645 | |
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47.18% | |
Heads of state | ||
In the presidential election in Guatemala on September 9, 2007, 16 parties and 14 candidates ran for the presidency in Guatemala . In addition to the election of the President and Vice-President, the parliamentary election of the 158 members of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala and the election of the 332 mayors took place at the same time . The head of state in Guatemala is elected for four years and cannot stand for a second time.
The election campaign was overshadowed by political murders with more than 40 dead. Before the election, there was a strict three-day alcohol ban in order to reduce expected or feared rioting.
The internationally well-known figure in the presidential election was the Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú , as Quiché - Maya the indigenous represented population, which accounts in Guatemala about 40% of the population. Polls during the election campaign showed that she had little chance of winning the election.
The most promising candidates were Otto Pérez Molina ( PP , former director of the military intelligence service) and the businessman Alvaro Colom ( UNE , a party considered to be social democratic).
Result
In the election for the presidency, none of the candidates received an absolute majority; therefore, on November 4, 2007, there was a runoff between the two strongest candidates, Colom and Molina . Colom received 53 percent of the vote.
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- ↑ Guatemala elects President and Parliament ( Memento from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). In: Financial Times Deutschland of September 9, 2007.
- ^ Carl D. Goerdeler: Guatemala: Deadly election campaign. In: Die Presse of September 7, 2007.
- ↑ Presidential election: Guatemala moves to the left . In: FAZ . November 5, 2007, ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net ).