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2003 Guatemalan general election

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Field	Value
country	Guatemala
previous_election	1999 Guatemalan general election
previous_year	1999
next_election	2007 Guatemalan general election
next_year	2007
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
election_date	9 November 2003 (first round)
28 December 2003 (second round)
turnout	57.89% (first round) 4.13pp
46.78% (second round) 6.41pp
image1	Presidente Óscar Berger (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Óscar Berger
popular_vote1	1,235,303
percentage1	54.1%
party1	Grand National Alliance (Guatemala)
running_mate1	Eduardo Stein
image2	Alvaro Colom Caballeros with Obamas (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Álvaro Colom
popular_vote2	1,046,868
percentage2	45.9%
party2	National Unity of Hope
running_mate2	Fernando Andrade
map_image	File:Resultados elecciones 2003.png
title	President
before_election	Alfonso Portillo
before_party	FRG
posttitle	President-elect
after_election	Óscar Berger
after_party	Grand National Alliance (Guatemala)

28 December 2003 (second round) 46.78% (second round) 6.41pp

General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December. Óscar Berger won the presidential election, representing the Grand National Alliance, a coalition of alliance of the Patriotic Party, 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.

Presidential election

The ruling Republican Front of Guatemala (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

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p324

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