1999 Guatemalan general election
{{Infobox election
| country = Guatemala
| previous_election = 1995 Guatemalan general election
| previous_year = {{nowrap|1995–96}}
| next_election = 2003 Guatemalan general election
| next_year = 2003
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_date = 7 November 1999 (first round)
{{nowrap|26 December 1999 (second round)}}
| election_name = Presidential election
| type = presidential
| turnout = 53.76% (first round) {{increase}} 6.96pp
40.37% (second round) {{decrease}} 3.49pp
| image1 = Foto oficial de Alfonso Portillo (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Alfonso Portillo
| popular_vote1 = 1,184,932
| percentage1 = 68.32%
| party1 = FRG
| running_mate1 =Juan Francisco Reyes
| image2 = Cumbre Iberoamericana 2007 - Foto oficial (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Óscar Berger
| popular_vote2 = 549,408
| percentage2 = 31.68%
| party2 = National Advancement Party
| color2 = FFFF00
| running_mate2 =Arabella Castro
| map_image = File:Elecciones generales segunda vuelta Guatemala 1999.png
| title = President
| before_election = Álvaro Arzú
| before_party = National Advancement Party
| posttitle = President-elect
| after_election =Alfonso Portillo
| after_party = FRG
}}
}}{{Politics of Guatemala}}
General elections were held in Guatemala on 7 November 1999, with a second round of the presidential elections on 26 December.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} Alfonso Portillo won the presidential elections, whilst his Guatemalan Republican Front also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 53.8% on 7 November and 40.4% on 26 December.Nohlen, p324
Media owner Remigio Ángel González gave more than $2.6 million and free airtime to Alfonso Portillo's campaign,Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512 which led to some political analysts to claim that the free adverts helped Portillo win the election. After becoming president, Portillo appointed Gonzalez's brother-in-law Luis Rabbé to the post of Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, a post which included responsibility for overseeing the broadcast media.[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20020609/theghost09/domination-of-latin-airwaves-has-ghost-scaring-his-critics Domination of Latin airwaves has 'Ghost' scaring his critics] Associated Press, 9 June 2002 The presidential election also established a pattern for the next 16 years in which the runner-up of the previous contest then went on to win.
Results
=President=
{{Election results
|cand1=Alfonso Portillo|party1=Guatemalan Republican Front|votes1=1045820|votes1_2=1184932
|cand2=Óscar Berger|party2=National Advancement Party|votes2=664417|votes2_2=549408
|cand3=Álvaro Colom|party3=URNG–DIA|votes3=270891
|cand4=Acisclo Valladares Molína|party4=Progressive Liberating Party|votes4=67924
|cand5=Juan Francisco Bianchi Castillo|party5=Democratic Renewal Action Party|votes5=45470
|cand6=Ana Catalina Soberanis Reyes|party6=Democratic Front New Guatemala|votes6=28108
|cand7=José Enrique Asturias Rudeke|party7=LOV–UD||votes7=25236
|cand8=Danilo Julián Roca Barillas|party8=National Centre Union|votes8=22939
|cand9=Carlos Humberto Pérez Rodríguez|party9=National Liberation Movement|votes9=13080
|cand10=Emilio Eva Saldívar|party10=Democratic Alliance|votes10=4929
|cand11=Flor de María Alvarado Suárez de Solís|party11=National Reconciling Alliance|votes11=2698
|invalid=205700|invalid2=65588
|electorate=4458744|electorate2=4458744
|source=Nohlen
}}
=Congress=
{{Election results
|firstround=National|secondround=District
|party1=Guatemalan Republican Front|votes1=891429|seats1=11|votes1_2=879839|seats1_2=52|totseats1=63
|party2=National Advancement Party|votes2=570108|seats2=7|votes2_2=589550|seats2_2=30|totseats2=37
|party3=New Nation Alliance (URNG–DIA)|votes3=233870|seats3=2|votes3_2=231970|seats3_2=7|totseats3=9
|party4=Guatemalan Christian Democracy|votes4=86839|seats4=1|votes4_2=68609|seats4_2=1|totseats4=2
|party5=Progressive Liberating Party|votes5=84197|seats5=1|votes5_2=91484|seats5_2=0|totseats5=1
|party6=Democratic Renewal Action Party|votes6=63824|seats6=0|votes6_2=76994|seats6_2=0|totseats6=0
|party7=Democratic Front New Guatemala|votes7=60821|seats7=0|votes7_2=53544|seats7_2=0|totseats7=0
|party8=LOV–UD|votes8=48184|seats8=0|votes8_2=48398|seats8_2=1|totseats8=1
|party9=National Centre Union|votes9=42921|seats9=0|votes9_2=40069|seats9_2=0|totseats9=0
|party10=National Liberation Movement|votes10=22857|seats10=0|votes10_2=21656|seats10_2=0|totseats10=0
|party11=Democratic Action|votes11=8644|seats11=0|votes11_2=6074|seats11_2=0|totseats11=0
|party12=National Reconciliation Alliance|votes12=4178|seats12=0|votes12_2=1868|seats12_2=0|totseats12=0
|party13=UCN–DCG|votes13_2=6480|seats13_2=0|totseats13=0
|party14=DCG–FDNG|votes14_2=5792|seats14_2=0|totseats14=0
|party15=National Union|votes15_2=3222|seats15_2=0|totseats15=0
|party16=MLN–DCG|votes16_2=1829|seats16_2=0|totseats16=0
|invalid=279011|invalid2=268249
|electorate=4458744|electorate2=4458744
|source=Nohlen, [https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/149230161.pdf Lehoucq]
}}
References
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Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1999. New York, 2000.
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