Guatemalan runoff election tests survival of reformers
The Guatemalan presidential race heads to a December runoff after a turbulent campaign marked by violence. Christian Democrat Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo pursues power amid threats to leftist leaders, while Jorge Carpio Nicolle survives years of intimidation defending a Guatemala City newspaper.
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Guatemalan politics mix progress with unrest and risk
The analysis notes ongoing violence and reprisals by urban guerrillas and the Mano Blanca, while highlighting 1970 as a rare constitutional transfer of power. It argues that stable democracy will be slow, costly, and possibly bloody, with cautious U.S. support, as Nathaniel Davis recalls his 1968–1971 ambassadorship.
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