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Zaragoza — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot
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Guatemala · Zaragoza / Chimaltenango · municipal · Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballotGT-M-03-15
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Final TSE report returns for 2023, 2019 and 2015, where this municipality existed. Court-ordered repeated contests and later replacements require the dated event review. The 2027 office call is pending.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- Zaragoza / Chimaltenango
- Next election
- 2027-06-27
- Linked upcoming event
- next-40bc79859170b5362d03aa77
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027-06-27 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2023-06-25
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- UNE20.9%
- VAMOS20.7%
- VALOR18.3%
- CABAL14.2%
- EL CHORRO5.3%
- UNIONISTA5.3%
- PODEMOS4.1%
- PPN3.7%
- VIVA3.2%
- VOS1.6%
- MLP1.3%
- ELEFANTE1.0%
- UR0.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNE · JULIO ROBERTO GIRON PORRAS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,842 | 20.9% | 5 | Recorded |
| VAMOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,822 | 20.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| VALOR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,612 | 18.3% | 1 | Recorded |
| CABAL | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 1,249 | 14.2% | 1 | Recorded |
| EL CHORRO | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 466 | 5.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNIONISTA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 465 | 5.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PODEMOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 358 | 4.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PPN | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 325 | 3.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VIVA | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 279 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VOS | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 141 | 1.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| MLP | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 115 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| ELEFANTE | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 86 | 1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UR | guatemala/S86641369d4ca/2023 | 38 | 0.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2019-06-16
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- CCEZS32.0%
- PC27.9%
- PODEMOS15.7%
- VIVA6.8%
- UNE6.0%
- TODOS3.3%
- FUERZA3.2%
- FCN NACION2.4%
- VICTORIA1.4%
- VALOR1.3%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCEZS · HUGO LEONEL PÉREZ MELÉNDEZ | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 2,378 | 32% | 5 | Recorded |
| PC | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 2,073 | 27.9% | 1 | Recorded |
| PODEMOS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 1,164 | 15.7% | 1 | Recorded |
| VIVA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 507 | 6.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UNE | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 443 | 6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| TODOS | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 244 | 3.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FUERZA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 236 | 3.2% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FCN NACION | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 176 | 2.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VICTORIA | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 106 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VALOR | guatemala/S6d250220e847/2019 | 94 | 1.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2015-09-06
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown
- UNE17.2%
- ZPS16.5%
- LIDER16.4%
- TODOS11.0%
- PP9.5%
- PAN7.6%
- AVION4.6%
- VIVA3.7%
- FCN NACION3.6%
- PRI3.1%
- UCN2.8%
- CREO- Unionista2.3%
- FUERZA1.4%
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNE · Javier Francisco Santizo López | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 1,395 | 17.2% | 4 | Recorded |
| ZPS · Hugo Leonel Pérez Meléndez | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 1,339 | 16.5% | 1 | Recorded |
| LIDER · Juan Francisco Cardenas Argueta | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 1,331 | 16.4% | 1 | Recorded |
| TODOS · Julio Roberto Girón Porras | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 891 | 11% | 1 | Recorded |
| PP · Obdulio Ariel Salazar Porras | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 772 | 9.5% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PAN · Jilmar Roberto Perez Guzman | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 617 | 7.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| AVION · Mario Rene Davila Marroquín | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 376 | 4.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| VIVA · Luzvin De Los Ángeles Guzmán Meléndez | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 301 | 3.7% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FCN NACION · Mario Siquinajay Marroquín | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 290 | 3.6% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| PRI · René Marroquín Arana | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 255 | 3.1% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| UCN · Hector Rumaldo Marroquín Marroquín | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 229 | 2.8% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| CREO- Unionista · José Domingo Marroquín Siquinajay | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 185 | 2.3% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| FUERZA · Arsenio Arana Suleta | guatemala/S6241581360d0/2015 | 115 | 1.4% | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
Provisional imported-series CI92.810–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=0.22732439190725273, oldest_gap=0.6916996047430821, previous_gap=4.1099582266540935
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility40.96percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[[20.936576494657878,20.709252102750625,0,0,3.1711752671061606,0,0,0,0,5.285292111843601,0,49.89770402364174],[5.969545883304137,0,3.2879665813232717,0,6.831963347257782,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.9105241881148],[17.23073122529644,0,11.005434782608695,2.8285573122529644,3.7178853754940713,16.440217391304348,9.535573122529645,0,0,0,0,39.241600790513836]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility47.78percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[[20.936576494657878,20.709252102750625,0,0,3.1711752671061606,0,0,0,0,5.285292111843601,0,49.89770402364174],[5.969545883304137,0,3.2879665813232717,0,6.831963347257782,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.9105241881148],[17.23073122529644,0,11.005434782608695,2.8285573122529644,3.7178853754940713,16.440217391304348,9.535573122529645,0,0,0,0,39.241600790513836]]
pedersen volatility
Provisional volatility44.37percentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). Eleven exact standalone party labels in the certified tables. Coalition ballots, civic committees, unverified renamed parties and all others remain Other. Dissolved and newly entering parties can move to/from zero; this is not a voter-transfer estimate. An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["UNE","VAMOS","TODOS","UCN","VIVA","LIDER","PP","CREO","FCN-NACION","UNIONISTA","SEMILLA","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[[20.936576494657878,20.709252102750625,0,0,3.1711752671061606,0,0,0,0,5.285292111843601,0,49.89770402364174],[5.969545883304137,0,3.2879665813232717,0,6.831963347257782,0,0,0,0,0,0,83.9105241881148],[17.23073122529644,0,11.005434782608695,2.8285573122529644,3.7178853754940713,16.440217391304348,9.535573122529645,0,0,0,0,39.241600790513836]]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
| Person | Role | As of | Affiliation | Principal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Francisco Santizo López | Alcalde | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Jose Alvaro Cali Chali | Síndico I | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Juan Ajozal Semeya | Síndico II | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Yerinso Roberto Zamora Guerra | Síndico Suplente | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Mauro Elvidio Meléndez Jerez | Concejal 1 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Julio Adolfo Girón Marroquín | Concejal 2 | 2015 | ZPS | unknown |
| Nestor Amilcar Meléndez Marroquín | Concejal 3 | 2015 | LIDER | unknown |
| Ader Rubén Monroy García | Concejal 4 | 2015 | TODOS | unknown |
| José Manuel Montufar Martínez | Concejal suplente 1 | 2015 | UNE | unknown |
| Mateo Armando Ramírez Marroquín | Concejal suplente 2 | 2015 | ZPS | unknown |
| HUGO LEONEL PÉREZ MELÉNDEZ | ALCALDE | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER SÁNCHEZ SUYÚC | SÍNDICO PRIMERO | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| MATEO ARMANDO RAMÍREZ MARROQUÍN | SÍNDICO SEGUNDO | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| PEDRO DE JESÚS RUANO MARROQUIN | SÍNDICO SUPLENTE | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER ARANA MARROQUIN | CONCEJAL PRIMERO | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| JOSÉ MANUEL GUZMAN ARANA | CONCEJAL SEGUNDO | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| NESTOR AMILCAR MELÉNDEZ MARROQUÍN | CONCEJAL TERCERO | 2019 | PC | unknown |
| JOSE CARLOS CÓRDOVA ORTÍZ | CONCEJAL CUARTO | 2019 | PODEMOS | unknown |
| CARLOS VINICIO ARGUETA RAMIREZ | PRIMER CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | CCEZS | unknown |
| MARIA DEL PILAR MARROQUÍN CÁRDENAS TOJÍN | SEGUNDO CONCEJAL SUPLENTE | 2019 | PC | unknown |
| JULIO ROBERTO GIRON PORRAS | ALCALDE MUNICIPAL | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| VICTOR MANUEL RODAS YOOL | SINDICO I | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| DELFINO COSME PEREZ QUIÑONEZ | SINDICO II | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| EDIODORO MARROQUIN RUANO | CONCEJAL I | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| NERY ALBERTO MAYEN GOMEZ | CONCEJAL II | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| FRANCISCO JAVIER ARANA MARROQUIN | CONCEJAL III | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
| MARIO RENE DAVILA MARROQUIN | CONCEJAL IV | 2023 | VALOR | unknown |
| GLENDY MARIELA ZULETA RODRIGUEZ | CONCEJAL V | 2023 | CABAL | unknown |
| FRANCISCO ANTONIO PEREZ ARGUETA | SINDICO SUPLENTE I | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| ALVARO ARGUETA JEREZ | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE I | 2023 | UNE | unknown |
| CARLOS VINICIO ARGUETA RAMIREZ | CONCEJAL SUPLENTE II | 2023 | VAMOS | unknown |
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2015 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2015. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2019 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2019. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
other · open
Country screen evidence: TSE Memoria Electoral 2023 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report); Archived primary final electoral report; downloaded and parsed; source date 2023. All 340 municipalities have certified 2015/2019/2023 evidence, including valid repeated polls. Three usable vote series are available for 324 offices. Thirteen vote discrepancies, thirteen seat discrepancies and four mayor-proclamation issues remain flagged. Superseded initial polls are not extra cycles. Current incumbents and later replacements remain to be checked.
Sources
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20250225143526id_/https://www.tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me/2023_Memoria_Elecciones.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20201027015650id_/http://www.tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me2019.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: https://web.archive.org/web/20161124082300id_/http://tse.org.gt/images/memoriaselec/me2015.pdf · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2023 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2019 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
- Guatemala: TSE Memoria Electoral 2015 — final municipal votes and adjudications (archived official report) · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “Zaragoza — Municipal corporation — shared mayor/council ballot.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/GT-M-03-15. Sources: guatemala--url-e1fb17bd9b2b6a792a269e9e, guatemala--url-af4ae16617a8a33434830962, guatemala--url-62f5b3430b66377f9a7c4645, guatemala--S86641369d4ca, guatemala--S6d250220e847, guatemala--S6241581360d0.