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  Guatemalan President
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OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 09, 2003 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open December 28, 2003 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close December 28, 2003 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2004 - 12:00am
Term End January 14, 2008 - 12:00am
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last Modified411 Name Removed February 07, 2004 02:30pm
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Description The two front runners in Guatemala's presidential elections will face a runoff in December. With nearly all the votes counted from Sunday's election, former Guatemala City mayor Oscar Berger will run against engineer Alvaro Colom
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyGuatemalan Republican Front Won12/26/1999
NameAlfonso Portillo Votes1,172,571 (68.24%)
Term01/14/2000 - 01/14/2004 Margin626,787 (+36.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNational Unity of Hope Won11/04/2007
NameÁlvaro Colom Votes1,449,153 (52.82%)
Term01/03/2008 - 01/03/2012 Margin154,508 (+5.63%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Nov 09, 2003 Guatemala President
Óscar Berger Perdomo
GANA 921,316UNE 707,635FRG 518,464PAN 224,179PU 80,987URNG- 69,301
DIA 59,776DCG 42,205DSP 37,506NU 11,980SPMNC 10,830
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/11/2003 12/28/2003
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Óscar Berger Perdomo 1 6 --1
Leaning Call: Óscar Berger Perdomo (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Óscar Berger Perdomo (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Óscar Berger Perdomo Álvaro Colom  
PartyGrand National Alliance National Unity of Hope  
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Uncertified Votes (0.00% in) 1,235,303 (54.13%) 1,046,868 (45.87%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -188,435 (-8.26%)  
Estimated Final2,470,606 (54.13%) 2,093,736 (45.87%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Entry Date 11/09/2003 11/09/2003  
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 29, 2003 12:00am News Ex-mayor 'wins Guatemalan poll'  Article 411 Name Removed 
Dec 28, 2003 12:00am News Guatemalans vote for president  Article 411 Name Removed 
Dec 03, 2003 12:00am News Fonda Vows to Bring Activists to Guatemala  Article User 13 
Nov 11, 2003 12:00am News Former military dictator appears left out of runoff  Article User 13 

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