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A General Election was held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003 . Voters went to the polls to elect a new President (and Vice-President), a new legislature (deputies for the unicameral '' Congreso De La República ''), municipal governments, and Guatemala's deputies to the Central American Parliament . 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. 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 . Since no candidate secured an absolute majority in this first round, a run-off vote between the top two candidates was held on 28 December , which Berger won with 54% of the votes. National Summary of Voting LEGISLATIVE ELECTION |
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