The 2015 Guatemala General Election is scheduled be held in Guatemala on Sunday September 06,2015, to elect the President and Vice-President as well as all 158 Congress Deputies, all 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament and Mayors and Councils for all 338 Municipalities in Guatemala
The presidential run off is scheduled for 25 October 2015 if no winner is declared in September.
All positions will be elected for a four-year period
The Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Supreme Electoral Tribunal) called for general elections officially on May 02,2015 where 7 million Guatemalans of 18 years are elegible to vote
The people that are not elegible to vote are Guatemalans under the age of 18 years, members of the armed forces (Air Force, Army, and Navy), people that are in prison, and Guatemalans that live abroad
Jimmy Morales has about 25% of the vote so far, with a centre-right businessman, Manuel Baldizon, on 21%.
The first results have started trickling in, hours after polls closed in Guatemala's presidential election.
As of 03:00 GMT on Monday Sep 07,2015, political newcomer Jimmy Morales is leading the vote count, as the race looks set for an October run-off, said Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler, reporting from Guatemala City.
According to Guatemala's election authority, Morales(46) had 25.6% of the vote with 12.66 percent of ballots counted,while Manuel Baldizon,a conservative businessman, trailed with 21.2 %
To prevent an October run-off, a candidate is required to win at least 50 % of the vote.
Voting took place on Sunday, days after the resignation and arrest of President Otto Perez Molina over corruption allegations
Note
Otto Perez Molina resigned as president and was jailed on Thursday following a corruption investigation
Alejandro Maldonado, a 79-year-old conservative who became vice
president in May, will serve out the rest of Perez Molina's term,
handing over power on January 14, 2016.
The presidential run off is scheduled for 25 October 2015 if no winner is declared in September.
All positions will be elected for a four-year period
The Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Supreme Electoral Tribunal) called for general elections officially on May 02,2015 where 7 million Guatemalans of 18 years are elegible to vote
The people that are not elegible to vote are Guatemalans under the age of 18 years, members of the armed forces (Air Force, Army, and Navy), people that are in prison, and Guatemalans that live abroad
Early results from Guatemala's presidential election put a comic actor Jimmy Morales who has campaigned against corruption in the lead.
The first results have started trickling in, hours after polls closed in Guatemala's presidential election.
As of 03:00 GMT on Monday Sep 07,2015, political newcomer Jimmy Morales is leading the vote count, as the race looks set for an October run-off, said Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler, reporting from Guatemala City.
According to Guatemala's election authority, Morales(46) had 25.6% of the vote with 12.66 percent of ballots counted,while Manuel Baldizon,a conservative businessman, trailed with 21.2 %
To prevent an October run-off, a candidate is required to win at least 50 % of the vote.
Voting took place on Sunday, days after the resignation and arrest of President Otto Perez Molina over corruption allegations
Note
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