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Weekly Report - 10 February 2011 (WR-11-06)
GUATEMALA: Cracking down on electoral violence
Efforts are underway to prevent a repeat of the violence which marred
the previous general elections in 2007 - the bloodiest since Guatemala's return
to democracy in 1985. In a ceremony overseen by the electoral authorities (TSE)
this week, 21 of the 25 political parties which have registered to compete in
the September 2010 contest, signed up to a 13-point “ethics" pact, pledging to
uphold various 'democratic' principles. Whether this will translate into action
remains to be seen given warnings by President Alvaro Colom regarding the
possibility of organised crime infiltrating political parties, and the TSE's
inability to enforce electoral legislation.
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