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Álvaro Colom beat out an army general proving that Latin American countries want more than just un gran macho to lead them. It doesn’t get less macho than this guy. At least that’s how the U.S. media is painting him. I mean seriously, the New York Times couldn’t find a more flattering pic?

Álvaro Colom is a business man who focused on Guatemala’s poverty throughout the campaign.

Colom himself said that vote was more about saying ‘no’ to the perpetuation of Guatemala’s militaristic history.

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