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Weekly Report - 15 October 2015 (WR-15-41)
GUATEMALA: Debates shed little light ahead of run-off
Two debates have taken place over the last week between the 25 October presidential run-off contenders, former First Lady Sandra Torres (2008-2012) of the centre-left Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE), and the surprise first round victor Jimmy Morales, of the small conservative Frente de Convergencia Nacional (FCN-Nación). Both debates once again highlight what has been a common complaint of the electoral process (otherwise dominated by the corruption scandals which ultimately forced President Otto Pérez Molina to resign last month [WR-15-36]) – the lack of substance of policy proposals offered.
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