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Article Excerpt
Efrain Rios Montt intends to run for president of Guatemala in elections scheduled for November 2003. If he runs for the office, it will be the first time he has run, but the third time he has attempted to run. If he wins, this will be his second presidency, but the first time he was elected.
The former general held the office of president from March 1982 to August 1983 following a coup that unseated President Romeo Lucas Garcia (see NotiCen, 2000-03-30). His term ended when he suffered the same fate. Since that time, he has made his way almost to the top of his country's political pyramid; he is now leader of the ruling Frente Republicana Guatemalteco (FRG) and president of the Congreso Nacional.
Twice before, in 1990 and 1995, Rios Montt attempted to get on the ballot for president (see NotiCen, 1999-03-04), but was turned away by decisions of the Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) that found him ineligible because Article 86 of the Constitution forbids the office...
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