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Weekly Report - 6 December 2007 (ISSN 1741-7422)
GUATEMALA: Parties in turmoil over perks for deputies
The three main political parties in congress - president-elect Álvaro
Colom's party Unidad de la Esperanza Nacional (UNE); the Partido Patriota (PP);
and the ruling coalition, Gran Nacional Alianza (Gana) - have run into serious
problems after deputies ignored orders from party leaders and voted in favour of
rewarding themselves additional perks through an amendment to the civil code. As
well as triggering internal disputes within the parties, this vote has once
again exposed the lack of party discipline and the unbridled self-interest of
legislators in Guatemala.
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