General elections were held in
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December.
Dieter Nohlen
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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 Óscar Berger won the presidential election, representing the
Grand National Alliance, a coalition of alliance of the
Patriotic Party, the
Reform Movement
A reform movement or reformism is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community's ideal. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary mo ...
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.
[Nohlen, p324]
Presidential election
The ruling
Republican Front of Guatemala
The Institutional Republican Party ( es, Partido Republicano Institucional), until 2013 known as the Guatemalan Republican Front (''Frente Republicano Guatemalteco''), was a right-wing to far-right political party in Guatemala.
History
It was cre ...
(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
President
Congress
References
{{Guatemalan elections
Elections in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
2003 in Guatemala
Presidential elections in Guatemala