Politics

Guatemala's presidential elections are this weekend. Today was the last day for candidates to campaign, and it's now quiet time for Guatemalans to think things over until Sunday's election. I really don't understand what's going on, but I did see a huge billboard for Rigoberta Menchu, a former Nobel Peace Prize winner, who I made a poor unsuspecting student do a report on a couple years ago when he swore he had absolutely nothing to write about. I figured it was just a coincidence, but nope, it's her! From what I've heard and from what I actually understood of that her chances don't look good, but things are pretty wide open right now. I guess she just returned from exile to Guatemala this year, but many indiginous people don´t like her because they feel that she hasn´t helped them directly. I'll ask my teacher for more info which I will most likely totally misunderstand and incorrectly report back to you.