Louisa Renolds at Latinamerica Press has the story on Eduardo Suger's vice presidential running mate Laura Reyes. Reyes is a Mayan Kaqchikel woman from the municipality of Tecpán, Chimaltenango. Indigenous candidates from the Frente Amplio also don't have kind words for indigenous running for positions with the Patriotic Party.
Twenty women currently serve in the 158-member congress. Only 11 of them are competing for reelection.
Renata Avila at Global Voices Online has the story of under-30 candidates running for congress in Guatemala.
Luis Ángel Sas has more on El "extraño" candidato de San José Pinula who killed two of his competitors for mayor.
Finally, Paola Hurtado at El Periodico looks at the case of the missing vice presidential candidates. Colom ran for president three times with three different VPs. Perez Molina has his second go around at the presidency with his second VP candidate. Suger is actually competing for the third time with his third VP candidate. Menchu is two for two.
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