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Caribbean & Central America - March 2011 (ISSN 1741-4458)

GUATEMALA: First Lady confirms presidential bid

Sandra Torres de Colom has put an end to the speculation. On 8 March, International Women's Day, she confirmed her intention to run as presidential candidate for the ruling centre-left Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) and its ally, the Gran Alianza Nacional (Gana), in the September 2011 general elections, despite the apparent constitutional ban on her candidacy. The prospect of another potentially illegal presidential bid in the region (following that of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega - see previous page) is likely to attract international attention. With another two high profile candidates also facing possible constitutional hurdles, the battle for the presidency will begin in the recently elected constitutional court (CC), the country's highest court of appeal.

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