Caribbean & Central America - 18 November 2003
Berger and Colom will contest Guatemala’s presidential run-off
The presidential and legislative elections on 9 November proceeded more smoothly than predicted by both international electoral observers and the domestic political opposition. The fear that the ruling Frente Republicano Guatemalteco (FRG) would try to subvert the democratic process by deploying the former paramilitaries, PAC, to disrupt the elections, or tamper with the ballots to ensure that retired General EfraÃn RÃos Montt was elected, proved to be unfounded.
The presidential and legislative elections on 9 November proceeded more smoothly than predicted by both international electoral observers and the domestic political opposition. The fear that the ruling Frente Republicano Guatemalteco (FRG) would try to subvert the democratic process by deploying the former paramilitaries, PAC, to disrupt the elections, or tamper with the ballots to ensure that retired General EfraÃn RÃos Montt was elected, proved to be unfounded.
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