We witnessed the fervour of democracy inaction on Sunday the 4th Nov when we wandered down to the local polling station. It was a big day - the contest between the right wing ex army man Molina who leads the Patriotic Party who would use the strong arm to solve the country's problems and the supposed centre-left Colom of UNE who's logo is two hands forming a dove of peace. he promises to fight violence with intelligence and looks like a mild-mannered head master. His side-kicks - the Baldizon (I kid you not) brothers - look much more suspicious. One of our Guatemalan friends reckons both are right wing parties but UNE the least worse.
Colom and UNE won. A mild surprise. He promises to tackle gun crime and drug trafficking but it is widely reported that UNE are funded by the drug mafia. He doesn't quite appear to be a Guatemalan Hugo Chevez.
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