2023 Guatemalan general election
General elections were held in Guatemala on 25 June 2023 to elect the president and vice president, all 160 seats of the Congress, all 20 members of the Central American Parliament, and mayors and councils for all 340 municipalities in the country. Current president Alejandro Giammattei was not allowed to run for a second four-year term.[1] Since no presidential candidate won over 50% of the vote, a second round is scheduled between the top two finishers on 20 August.
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Former First Lady Sandra Torres from National Unity of Hope and Congressman Bernardo Arévalo from Semilla won the first round, both advancing to the run-off.[2] However there was a recount since Arévalo's victory caught everyone by surprise as he was not doing well in the polls.[3][4]
On 13 July, the Constitutional Court, the highest court for constitutional law approved of the results, allowing the run-off to continue for 20 August 2023.[5]
Arévalo defeated Torres in the second round with nearly 61 percent of the vote in what was seen as a landslide.[6]
Major candidates
change- Bernardo Arévalo (Semilla), Member of Congress (since 2020) and son of former President Juan José Arévalo
- Armando Castillo (VIVA), Member of Congress (since 2020)
- Manuel Conde Orellana (Vamos), Member of Congress (since 2016)
- Edmond Mulet (Cabal), former President of the Congress (1992–1993) and 2019 presidential candidate
- Carlos Pineda (PC), businessman
- Zury Ríos (Valor-PU), former Member of Congress (since 1996–2012), 2015 presidential candidate and daughter of former President Efraín Ríos Montt
- Sandra Torres (UNE), former First Lady (2008–2011) and 2015 and 2019 presidential candidate
- Manuel Villacorta (VOS), Ambassador to Israel (1999–2000)
References
change- ↑ Oliva, William (7 March 2018). "Jimmy Morales dice que le gustaría gobernar otro período" [Jimmy Morales says he would like to govern another term]. Prensa Libre (Guatemala) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ "Guatemala election takes unexpected turn as centrist claims place in runoff". The Guardian. June 26, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Guatemala's high court steps into election, suspends release of official results". AP. July 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Encuesta elecciones Guatemala 2023: Carlos Pineda y Sandra Torres lideran intención de voto entre candidatos presidenciales". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ Menchu, Sofia (2023-07-13). "Guatemala top court reverses ban on anti-graft presidential candidate". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ↑ "Arevalo wins Guatemala presidency in landslide amid hopes for change". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
