9 September 2007 (first round) 4 November 2007 (second round)
Nominee
Álvaro Colom
Otto Pérez Molina
Party
UNE
PP
Running mate
Rafael Espada
Ricardo Castillo
Popular vote
1,449,533
1,295,108
Percentage
52.81%
47.19%
Results by department
President before election
Óscar Berger
GANA
President-elect
Álvaro Colom
UNE
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General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 September to elect a new President and Vice President of the Republic, 158 congressional deputies, and 332 mayors. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 4 November.
Colom was elected President of Guatemala. It would mark the first time since 1954 that Guatemala had a left wing government.[1]
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