Guatemala 2023 Elections: Former first lady Sandra Torres casts her vote in the capital and denounces anomalies

Presidential candidate and former first lady Guatemalan Sandra Torres Casanova (2008-2012) cast his vote this Sunday and denounced anomalies in the elections that are celebrated in the Central American country.

“We have had information that the government party is giving away food and there are power outages. We are concerned about anomalies”, Torres told reporters upon arrival at the polling station located in the green valley schoollocated in the east of the Guatemala citywhere she cast her vote accompanied by her team and family.

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Torres is confident of accessing the second electoral round after being located as the leader of the polls with 21.3% of the intention to vote, according to a study carried out by the firm ProData and published this week in the local newspaper Free Press.

The party’s candidate National Unity of Hope (UNE) called on Guatemalans who have not yet gone out to cast their votes to come to the voting centers before closing, which will be at 6:00 p.m. local time (00:00 GMT early Monday morning).

Torres withdrew, assuring: “We expect transparent elections and that everything goes well”.

In 2015 and 2019, the former first lady was frustrated in her attempts to reach the Guatemalan Presidencysince on both occasions she was defeated in the second round, first by the comedian Jimmy Morales and then by the current president, Alejandro Giammattei.

According to experts, the 67-year-old candidate has a solid vote in rural and indigenous areas of the country, but not in the urban area.

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During the government of her ex-husband, Alvaro Colom (2008-2012), Torres stood out for being at the forefront of the implementation of social programs in poor areas of the country, such as the delivery of food bags and family economic bonds.

The 3,482 voting centers in Guatemala were opened at 7:00 local time (15:00 GMT) by the Supreme Electoral Tribunalwith 9.3 million Guatemalans empowered to elect their new authorities for the period 2024-2028.

Source: Elcomercio

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