Manuel Baldizón

Manuel Baldizón, 2015

Manuel Baldizón (born May 6, 1970 in Flores ) is a Guatemalan politician .

Life

Baldizón got rich as an entrepreneur in his home region of Peten within a few years. He is parliamentary group leader of the party " Renewed Democratic Freedom " ( Lider ) in the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala and an avowed supporter of the death penalty.

He ran as a candidate in the 2011 presidential election . He promised the introduction of public executions and the dissolution of the police in favor of a militarily structured national guard. His vice-presidential candidate was Raquel Blandon , ex-wife of former President Vinicio Cerezo . In the first round he came second with 23.2% of the 10 candidates eligible for election. In the runoff election on November 6, 2011, he lost 45.98% to ex-General Otto Pérez Molina .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Cecibel Romero: A general of Guatemala. In: the daily newspaper. November 7, 2011, accessed November 7, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Toni Keppeler: Death penalty through the back door. In: the daily newspaper . October 8, 2010, accessed October 11, 2010 . 
3. ↑ Internet site of the Guatemalan electoral court (Spanish) ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.