General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323

Óscar Berger Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo (; born 11 August 1946) is a Guatemalan politician who served as the President of Guatemala from 2004 to 2008. Early years and family Berger was born to an upper-class family with large sugar and coffee hol ...

won the presidential election, representing the Grand National Alliance, a coalition of alliance of the

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, 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.Nohlen, p324

Presidential election

The ruling Republican Front of Guatemala (FRG) nominated former military ruler

Efraín Ríos Montt José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods i ...

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 ''Jueves negro'' (English: "Black Thursday") was a violent series of political demonstrations that created havoc in Guatemala City on 24 and 25 July 2003. In May 2003, the Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) political party selected former military ...

'' ("Black Thursday"). In the first round of voting, Ríos Montt came third behind the centrist mayor of

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, and the more left-wing candidate

Álvaro Colom Álvaro Colom Caballeros (; born 15 June 1951) is a Guatemalan politician who was the President of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as leader of the social democracy, social-democratic National Unity of Hope (UNE). Early years Colom was bor ...

Results

President

Congress

References

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