Update on the Guatemalan election

Prensa Libre, and Siglo XXI, two of the most widely read newspapers in Guatemala have reported initial results in the country's national elections citing the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

According to their most recent reporting, the Patriotic Party (PP), and its candidate General Otto Perez Molina, are leading the race with 26.2 of the vote. In second place, as expected is the National Union of Hope candidate, Alvaro Colom with 22.99 percent of the vote. In third place, is the candidate for the ruling party National Grand Alliance (GANA), Alejandro Giammattei with 22.27 percent of the vote. Rounding up the top four positions, is an academic, Eduardo Suger from the little known party, Social Action Center (CASA) who garnered 12.23 percent of the vote. Peace Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu, from the Guatemalan Encounter party (EG), received only 2.8 percent of the vote.

The results above comprise only 24.06 percent of the ballots cast, so the final results may vary somewhat, however, as noted by Hectorlo in a previous post, it is widely expected that both Colom and Perez will face off in the second round of voting, scheduled for November 4 of this year.

That's all for now.