GUATEMALA: PRESIDENT ALFONSO PORTILLO'S POPULARITY FADES AFTER SIX MONTHS IN OFFICE. From: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs | Date: August 3, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

After six months in office, Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo has seen his popular support plummet to record lows. The public blames him for inaction in the face of a public-security crisis and the country's massive poverty. Many suspect retired Gen. Efrain Rios Montt is really in charge.

Reviewing his performance during the first six months, Portillo gave himself a modest grade of "average." He said public security had edged out the economy as the country's leadin...

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