Every four years, Guatemalans hold national elections. We were here for most if it in 2007 when the present president and congress was elected and have the privilege of experiencing it again this year. Right now, of the top four candidates for president, three are prohibited from running by the Guatemalan Constitution. Nevertheless, there are ways to get around such mundane prohibitions. A Constitutional Court will soon meet to determine candidate eligibility and I doubt if any will be determined to be ineligible. One of the candidates, a women, wants to run so bad that she is divorcing her husband to do so. She's married to the President of Guatemala and is the current First Lady. Sound like anyone you know (she didn't divorce him, but had enough grounds to do so).
It's currently illegal to run for national office, but there are signs that the election is coming, such as this vehicle.
In 2007, there were fourteen candidates for president. They run in a nation-wide primary in September and the top two vote getters run in a run-off election in November.
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