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November 4, 2011

Nicaragua and Guatemala to Hold Presidential Elections 
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Voters in Nicaragua and Guatemala head to the polls on Sunday. In
Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega is projected to win a second
consecutive term. He heads the Sandinista National Liberation Front. In
Guatemala, retired general Otto Pérez is leading in the polls. If
elected, General Pérez would become the first former military official
to win the presidency in Guatemala since the end of the military
dictatorships in 1986.



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