General elections were held in

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on 5 March 1978.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in

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being elected president by

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with 35 votes,''Information Services on Latin America'', Volume 16, 1978, p82 amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.

Results

President

Congress

References

Bibliography

*Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004. *Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979. {{Guatemalan elections Elections in Guatemala 1978 in Guatemala

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