Center-left wins presidential elections in Guatemala - Alvaro Colom

Alvaro Colom of the center-left National Union of Hope party was declared Monday the official victor in Sunday’s presidential election.

“God was with Sandrita and me,” said Colom late Sunday night, referring to his wife Sandra. “Thanks to the Guatemalan people for making this civic holiday such a marvelous day.”

It was the 56-year-old industrial engineer’s third try for the presidency and his first to succeed.”*

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