1978 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82 amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.

Results President

Congress

References

Bibliography Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004. Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.