Parliamentary elections were held in
Guatemala on 3 December 1961,
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 ] in order to elect half the seats in
Congress
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. Following the election, the
National Democratic Reconciliation Party-
National Democratic Movement-
Democratic Unity Party alliance held 50 of the 66 seats. Voter turnout was just 44.48%.
Results
References
Bibliography
*Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
*Political handbook and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.
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