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...taken government pollsters longer than expected to count votes because the turnout was so high, but the tallies Monday had the ruling party candidate, Guatemala City mayor Oscar Berger, with a 1 percentage point lead over newcomer Alfonso Portillo, of the opposition Guatemalan Republican Front. Portillo, however, has an excellent shot at taking the December 26 election, because he's likely to absorb the 7 percent of voters who favored the candidate of a Marxist party fielded by ex-guerrillas. While Portillo's party, like the ruling party, is considered right-wing and is run by a former military dictator...
FROM THEIR AL TO OUR AL Attention, presidential candidates: Is your campaign languishing? Dogged by a reputation for dullness? Then take a tip from Guatemala's popular opposition leader, Alfonse Portillo. A former university professor, Portillo became a hero to voters last week after releasing campaign commercials crowing over having shot and killed two men in self-defense 17 years ago. In the civil war-torn country, that's a badge of honor. But remember, don't try this at home unless the statute of limitations has expired...
...MICHAEL PORTILLO Tory heir apparent admits "homosexual experiences" as youth. Hip, hip for honesty...
...advice to look happy if I messed up, made a facial expression that was far more Woody Allen than Kevin Costner. As local sports columnist Mike Hlas commented, "That was one bad throw. I know it's not as easy as it looks, but man." Even worse, Veronica Portillo, a girlfriend of one of the players, said, "You looked a little old for the first pitch. They're usually little kids." But her friend Shannon Kroll said, "Your outfit looked good." I should reveal here that I bought Shannon a beer. In fact, I bought a lot of people beer...
Guatemalans are bracing for a January 7 runoff election after frontrunner Alvaro Arzu, a popular reform-minded industrialist, fell short of the 50 percent majority he needs to win. His opponent is Republican Front leader Alfonso Portillo, the hand-picked choice of former dictator Efrain Rios. "This election is being closely watched by the international community, which fears that a Portillo victory would mean a serious setback for democracy," TIME's Mike Leffert reports from Guatemala City. "Business is also worried that a Portillo win could threaten privatization projects and guarantees for property rights." Weary of their country...