Guatemala: Political parties
At a Glance
03-07-2015
Guatemala's next presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for September 2015. The current President, Otto Pérez Molina, cannot run for a second term, according to Guatemala's Constitution. At this juncture, the political situation remains quite unstable. Two big issues are likely to dominate: young people and how to keep up the fight against corruption and organised crime.
At a Glance
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- America
- cooperation agreement (EU)
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- fight against crime
- GEOGRAPHY
- Guatemala
- head of State
- multiparty system
- organised crime
- parliament
- parliamentary election
- participation of women
- political coalition
- political framework
- political geography
- political parties
- political party
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- presidential election
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- unicameral system