2023 Guatemala City mayoral election
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The 2023 Guatemala City mayoral election was held on 25 June 2023, to elect the mayor of Guatemala City, Department of Guatemala and thirteen members of the Municipal Council.[1] Incumbent Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus was eligible for another term. Quiñónez of the Unionist Party ran for re-election with the support of Valor.
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a pre-candidate of the Semilla–Winaq–URNG–MAIZ coalition, was unable to register due to legal issues, but his team was registered. Under electoral law, if the coalition wins the election, the first councilor would have become the mayor-elect, but she withdrew her candidacy, which led to Ninotchka Matute, the second councilor, becoming the mayor-elect.
Council composition[edit]
The table below shows the composition of the political groups in the Municipal Council at the present time.
| Parties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seats | ||
| Unionist Party | 8 | |
| Commitment, Renewal and Order | 4 | |
| Movimiento Semilla | 1 | |
Candidates[edit]
Major candidates[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Date declared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unionist  Valor |
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Ricardo Quiñónez Mayor of Guatemala City (2018–present) First Councillor of Guatemala City (2008–2018) |
9 December 2022[2] | |
Semilla Winaq  URNG |
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Ninotchka Matute | 14 January 2023[3] | |
 CREO |
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Roberto González Minister of Energy and Mines (2004–2005) Fifth Councillor of Guatemala City (2004–2007) |
26 February 2023 | |
Other candidates[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Date declared | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Todos |
Carlos Sandoval Vice Minister of Sports and Recreation (2020) |
6 November 2022[4] | |
| Blue Party |
Jean Paul Briere Member of the Congress (2012–2020) |
11 December 2022[4] | |
 UNE |
Antonio Coro Mayor of Santa Catarina Pinula (2000–2015) |
18 December 2022[4] | |
| Republican Party |
Geovany Noriega Salazar | 14 January 2023 | |
 Vamos |
Mario Méndez Montenegro Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (2016–2020) |
29 January 2023[5] | |
| Podemos | Sebastián "Tian" Arzú | 29 January 2023[6] | |
 Victory |
Ofelia Rodríguez | 5 February 2023[7] | |
 BIEN |
Carlos Cerezo Blandón | 12 February 2023 | |
| PPN | Luis Garistú | 17 February 2023 | |
 PAN |
Juan Carlos Eggenberger | 18 February 2023 | |
| Change | Marlon "Pirulo" Puente | 19 February 2023 | |
 FCN |
Mario Rodríguez | 12 March 2023 | |
Opinion polls[edit]
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| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | S. Arzú Podemos |
Coro UNE |
Foppa / Matute Semilla–Winaq–URNG |
González CREO |
Méndez Vamos |
Puente Change |
Quiñónez Unionist–Valor |
Sandoval Todos |
Others | No one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&E Research[8] | 9 May 2023 | 1.000 | 7.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 21.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 22.0% | 1.0% | 5.0% | 30.0% |
| — | — | — | 37.0% | — | — | 25.0% | — | — | 38.0% | |||
| Consultora Demoscopia, S.A.[9] | 19–21 Apr 2023 | 713 | — | 6.2% | — | 20.6% | — | — | 43.2% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 20.3% |
| — | — | — | 21.2% | — | — | 41.1% | 1.5% | 14.1% | 22.1% | |||
| Demoscopia Digital[10] | 15–16 Apr 2023 | 800 | 5.0% | 13.2% | — | 7.4% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 32.7% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 20.6% |
| Massive Caller[11] | Apr 2023 | 600 | 3.4% | 4.7% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 31.0% | 3.2% | 24.0% | — |
| Polianalítica[12] | 17–18 Mar 2023 | 700 | 1.5% | 9.2% | 12.7% | 7.6% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 29.6% | 2.6% | 12.8% | 15.9% |
| Demoscopia Digital[13] | 12 Feb 2023 | — | 2.9% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 27.1% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 28.2% |
| Massive Caller[14] | 6 Feb 2023 | 600 | — | 7.1% | 13.8% | 6.1% | 3.9% | — | 25.4% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 33.8% |
| C&E Research[15] | 28 Sep 2022 | 600 | — | — | — | 33.0% | — | — | 39.0% | 6.0% | 22.0% | — |
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Quiñónez | Valor–Unionist | 106,604 | 24.59 | |
| Roberto González | Commitment, Renewal and Order | 106,181 | 24.49 | |
| Ninotchka Matute | Semilla–Winaq–URNG–MAIZ | 77,880 | 17.96 | |
| Antonio Coro | National Unity of Hope | 32,312 | 7.45 | |
| Sebastián Arzú | Podemos | 18,413 | 4.25 | |
| Carlos Sandoval | Todos | 16,388 | 3.78 | |
| Jean Paul Briere | Blue Party | 11,807 | 2.72 | |
| Mario Méndez | Vamos | 9,236 | 2.13 | |
| Roberto Peralta | Vision with Values | 8,064 | 1.86 | |
| Ofelia Rodríguez | Victory | 7,933 | 1.83 | |
| Marlon Puente | Change | 6,122 | 1.41 | |
| Carlos Cerezo | Bienestar Nacional | 5,566 | 1.28 | |
| Erasmo Coronado | Cabal | 4,851 | 1.12 | |
| Alfonso García | Nosotros | 4,375 | 1.01 | |
| Juan C. Eggenberger | National Advancement Party | 3,452 | 0.80 | |
| Vinicio Guerra | My Family | 2,283 | 0.53 | |
| Gilder Guzmán | Movement for the Liberation of Peoples | 2,056 | 0.47 | |
| Armando Soto | Republican Union | 1,737 | 0.40 | |
| Alberto Valladares | Opportunities and Development Party | 1,561 | 0.36 | |
| Mario Rodríguez | National Convergence Front | 1,520 | 0.35 | |
| Luis Fernando Morán | National Integration Party | 1,381 | 0.32 | |
| Noé Solares | Humanist Party of Guatemala | 1,363 | 0.31 | |
| Geovany Noriega | Republican Party | 1,317 | 0.30 | |
| Julio Dougherty | Independent | 1,110 | 0.26 | |
| Total | 433,512 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: TSE | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "TSE da fechas tentativas para elecciones generales en Guatemala 2023 (primera y segunda vuelta)" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Alcalde capitalino Ricardo Quiñónez buscará la reelección con coalición Unionista-VALOR" (in Spanish). elPeriódico. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Exjefe de la SAT competirá por la alcaldía capitalina por la alianza Winaq, Semilla y URNG-Maíz" (in Spanish). La Hora. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Quiénes son los aspirantes a la alcaldía de Guatemala rumbo a las elecciones 2023" (in Spanish). República. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Mario Méndez Montenegro es proclamado como candidato a alcalde de la ciudad por el partido Vamos" (in Spanish). Publinews. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Partido Podemos proclama a Sebastián Arzú para candidato a alcalde metropolitano" (in Spanish). el Periódico. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Ofelia Rodríguez aspira ser alcaldesa de Guatemala con el partido Victoria" (in Spanish). Publinews. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "GUATEMALA. RUMBO A LA ELECCIÓN MUNICIPAL 2023. 09 de mayo 2023". C&E Research (in Spanish). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Estudio de opinión pública e intención de voto: Ciudad de Guatemala" (PDF). Soy502 (in Spanish). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Encuesta electoral: Quiñónez continúa encabezando intención de voto para la alcaldía de Guatemala". República (in Spanish). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Epicentro GT (10 April 2023). "Según una encuesta de Massive Caller, la intención de voto para Presidente de Guatemala, coloca en primer lugar a Edmond Mulet con 14.1 %, seguido de Zury Rios con 13.5 %, mientras que para alcalde capitalino, se observa como favorito al actual jefe edil, Ricardo Quiñonez con 31 %". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Encuesta: ¿Qué candidato encabeza la intención de voto en la alcaldía de Guatemala?". República (in Spanish). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Encuestas mantienen a Ricardo Quiñonez como puntero en contienda por la Ciudad de Guatemala". Milenio (in Spanish). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Massive Caller [@MassiveCaller] (8 February 2023). "Compartimos nuestra medición de intención de voto para elegir Alcalde en #Guatemala" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ Elections, C&E Campaigns & (28 September 2022). "GUATEMALA. Encuesta rumbo a la elección presidencial y municipal 2023". ceonline (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.