Nicaragua challenged, Guatemela approved
Friday, November 25th, 2011
((Daniel Ortega))
[Translation of an article from El Clarín of Chile for November 22. See original here and related articles here, here and here.]
Last November 6 Nicaragua and Guatemala both held presidential elections, but while the Nicaraguan elections have been subjected to a series of challenges, those in Guatemala seem to satisfy those who claim to be troubled about the reelection of President Daniel Ortega.
It is striking that nobody is troubled about the triumph of General Otto Pérez Molina, who had been a candidate several times without winning. He was probably helped this time by the judicial denial of permission for Sandra Torres, former wife of current president Álvaro Colom, to run. (more…)