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Guatemalan Parties Wrap Up Campaigns Ahead of Sunday Elections
At noon Friday, candidates wrapped up their campaigns for this first round of general elections.
Published 14 June 2019 (1 hours 22 minutes ago)
Guatemala's 26 political parties closed their campaigns Friday ahead of Sunday's general elections in which some eight million voters will crowd polling stations to cast their ballot.
26 registered parties will go head-to-head in the final fight for votes which will elect the nation’s new president, 340 mayors, 160 Congressional deputies and 20 parliamentary ministers.
At noon on Friday, candidates wrapped up their campaigns, as per legislation, prior to this first round of general elections. Entering the polls, voters will have to choose between 21 presidential candidates.
Among those leading the polls are Sandra Torres — wife of ex-President Alvaro Colom, a representative of the social democratic party, National Union of Hope (UNE). Following her is a great number of contenders led by Alejandro Giammattei of the newly established Vamos party, the former director of the jail system. Next is Roberto Arzu of the right-wing Pan-Podemos and finally Edmundo Mulet of the Guatemalan Humanist Party.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Guatemalan-Parties-Wrap-Up-Campaigns-Ahead-of-Sunday-Elections-20190614-0011.html