Parliamentary 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 16 December 1959,
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 in order to elect half the seats in
Congress. Voter turnout was just 44.91%.
Results
References
Bibliography
*Villagrán Kramer. Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala. 2004.
*Political handbook of the world 1959. New York. 1960.
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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 ...
1959 in Guatemala
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results