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Weekly Report - 06 August 2015 (WR-15-31)
GUATEMALA: Candidacies confirmed ahead of September
Guatemala’s electoral court (TSE) has confirmed 14 presidential candidacies ahead of general elections on 6 September. With new corruption allegations now affecting the main opposition Libertad Democrática Renovada (Líder), whose candidate Manuel Baldizón remains the current frontrunner, the recent string of corruption scandals, which previously had mainly proven damaging to the Partido Patriota (PP) government led by President Otto Pérez Molina, has given rise to major concerns regarding voter apathy.
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