[NYTr] Election Day in Guatemala
 
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 15:51:46 -0500 (CDT)

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Guatemala Holds Sixth General Elections

Guatemala, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) After four months of a violent
electoral campaign, over 5.90 million Guatemalans will be attending
polls Sunday to elect the president, vice president, deputies and
municipal governments.

A total of 16 parties with different trends are taking part in the
elections, the sixth one held in the Central American country since
institutionality was restored in 1985.

According to polls, none of the hopefuls will obtain the majority of
votes needed to win in the first round, with a runoff likely to be held
on November 4.

Leading the race for the presidency is central leftist Alvaro Colom,
from "Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza" movement, followed by retired
Gen. Otto Perez Molina, from Patriotic Party, most surveys agree.

Alejandro Giammattei, from the Grand National Alliance, is in third
place, followed by Rigoberta Menchu, from "Encuentro por Guatemala,"
Eduardo Suger, of "Centro de Accion Social," and Luis Rabbe, of the
Guatemalan Republican Front.

The electoral process has been marked by insecurity and violence, with
over 70 attacks against candidates, activists, or their relatives,
leaving 51 people dead.

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