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High Security at Guatemala Elections

posted by Anna-Maria Müller at 0h32 GMT on Sep 11
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After the presidential and parliamentary elections in Guatemala last Sunday it was clear that there would be a second round of run-off elections to decide weather former general Otto Perez Molina or centre-left businessman Alvaro Colom would become the new head of state. The new poll to confirm a president will take place in November. Read more about the election results on Al Jazeera and about the situation of the indigenous voters in Guatemala in the New York Times. Join the debate in our forums: Why bother to vote?

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