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1957 Guatemalan general election

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957.[1] Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud, and fresh elections were held in 1958.

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1957 Guatemalan general election
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20 October 1957
1958 →
Presidential election
 
Nominee Miguel Ortiz Miguel Ydígoras Miguel Asturias Quiñónez
Party MLN PRDN DCG
Popular vote 241,335 173,365 52,600
Percentage 51.64% 37.10% 11.26%
President before election

Arturo Gonzáles
MLN

 President-elect

None
(Results annulled)

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Results

President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Miguel Ortiz PassarelliNational Democratic Movement241,33551.64
Miguel Ydígoras FuentesNational Democratic Reconciliation Party173,36537.10
Miguel Asturias QuiñónezGuatemalan Christian Democracy52,60011.26
Total467,300100.00
Source: Nohlen
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