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07GUATEMALA2184
2007-11-05 13:53:00
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Embassy Guatemala
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CENTER-LEFT COLOM WINS GUATEMALAN PRESIDENCY
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UNCLAS GUATEMALA 002184
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SUBJECT: CENTER-LEFT COLOM WINS GUATEMALAN PRESIDENCY
UNCLAS GUATEMALA 002184
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SUBJECT: CENTER-LEFT COLOM WINS GUATEMALAN PRESIDENCY
¶1. With 99.13% of polling stations reporting, center-left
UNE's Alvaro Colom won the Nov. 4 Guatemalan presidential
runoff election with 52.83% of the vote. Center-right
Partido Patriota's Otto Perez Molina received 47.17%. Colom
declared victory, and Perez Molina acknowledged defeat in a
concession speech, announcing that he intends to run again
for the presidency in 2011.
¶2. The results tracked closely with national observer NGO
Mirador Electoral's quick count. Turnout, at 47%, was lower
than expected. There was no electoral violence, and only a
few, so far unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud.
The weather was clear throughout most of the country. The
Embassy, OAS, and EU observed the election, in addition to
national observer groups.
Derham