Menchu- who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize- stopped her campaign due to low popularity and lack of funds. Yet with less than two weeks to go in the elections she criticized the violence that has gotten out of hand:
“It is not the first attack, nor is it the first (person) who loses his her life in this campaign…Encouraging violence leads to more violence.”
Center-left candidate Alvaro Colom continues leading the polls for the presidency though his 22% is far behind the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
Sources- Telegraph.co.uk, BBC News, Prensa Latina, Angus Reid Consultants, People's Daily Online
Image- Telegraph.co.uk (According to the caption: “Congressional candidate Hector
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