[NYTr] Guatemala: Alvaro Colom Leads in Opinion Polls
 
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:59:14 -0500 (CDT)


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Alvaro Colom Tops Guatemala Polls

Guatemala, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Alvaro Colom, candidate for the
Guatemalan presidency postulated by National Unity of Hope (UNE), leads
vote intentions by three-points over his closest rival, according to a
poll published Friday.

The survey, carried out by the Borge and Associate Company for "El
Periodico" daily, shows Colom with 30.7 percent, closely followed by
Otto Perez Molina, from the Patriotic Party, with 27.7 percent.

Third is Alejandro Giammattei, from the Grand National Alliance, with
10.5 percent, while fourth is Nobel Peace Prizewinner Rigoberta Menchu,
from the "Encuentro por Guatemala" Party, with 5.7 percent.

The poll took place between August 13-26 and about 8,000 people
throughout the country were interviewed.

This is the third postulation to the presidency for the UNE aspirant,
after attending the 1999 and 2003 elections.

Elections in Guatemala will be on September 9 to elect president, vice
president, deputies and municipal councils, but survey so far indicates
that the presidency will be decided in runoff elections on November 4.

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