September 2015 Guatemalan vice presidential election information
September 2015 Guatemalan vice presidential election
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September 16, 2015
Nominee
Alfonso Fuentes
Raquel Zelaya
Party
Independent
Independent
Electoral vote
109
44
Percentage
71.2%
28.7%
Vice President before election
Alejandro Maldonado
Independent
Elected Vice President
Alfonso Fuentes
Independent
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Vice presidential elections were held in Guatemala on September 16, 2015. In April 2015, international prosecutors, with help from the UN, presented evidence of a customs corruption ring ("La Línea") in which discounted tariffs were exchanged for bribes from importers; prosecutors learned of the ring through wiretaps and financial statements.[1] Vice President Roxana Baldetti resigned on 8 May, and was arrested for her involvement on 21 August.[2] On 21 August, Guatemalan prosecutors presented evidence of Pérez's involvement in the corruption ring.[3] Congress, in a 132–0 vote,[3] stripped Pérez Molina of prosecutorial immunity on 1 September 2015, and, on 2 September, he presented his resignation from the Presidency.[1]
On 3 September, after a court hearing in which charges and evidence against him were presented, he was arrested and sent to the Matamoros prison in Guatemala City.[1] Vice President Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre was appointed to serve the remainder of Pérez's 4-year term in office (due to end on 14 January 2016).[4]
Alfonso Fuentes Soria was elected Acting Vice President of Guatemala, following the Congress of Guatemala's.[5]
^ abcMalkin, Elisabeth (3 September 2015). "President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala Resigns Amid Scandal". The New York Times.
^"Guatemala: ex-Vice-President Baldetti held on fraud charges". BBC. 21 August 2015.
^ ab"Guatemala congress taps Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre VP after Roxana Baldetti resigns in wake of customs scandal". New York Daily News. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^Miller, Michael E. (3 September 2015). "Guatemalan president resigns after judge orders him to face corruption charges". The Washington Post.
^"Guatemala names interim vice president amid political crisis". Inquirer.net. 17 September 2015.
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