Guatemalan Parties
Violate Rules
Guatemalan political
parties are currently
using deceitful methods
to violate limits
established in the
campaign expenses,
according to a report
revealed by the "Mirador
Electoral" civil
organization.
Despite the law
establishing a maximum
of 42 million quetzals
(about $6 million) for
each group, they do not
keep to this in practice
due to little authority
by the Supreme Electoral
Court and low penalties
on offenders.
A study carried out
between June 1 and
August 9 proved that the
most favored party is
the Guatemalan
Republican Front, by
former dictator Efrain
Rios Montt, with 2.7
million quetzals
($360.000).
Followed is the party
"Union del Cambio
Nacionalista," with 660
quetzals ($88,000) and
the Unionist Party with
601,000 quetzals
($80,000), although most
of parties are included
in the list.
Nearly 16 political
groups are expected to
participate in the
September 9 elections,
to elect the country"s
president and vice
president, as well as
158 mayors and 332
municipal governments. |
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