By Brendan O'Boyle (Reuters) - Sandra Torres is pitching her two decades as a leading figure in Guatemalan politics as she tries to woo disenchanted ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS - Sandra Torres is pitching her two decades as a leading figure in Guatemalan politics as she tries to woo disenchanted voters ahead of a presidential runoff on Sunday and avoid a third straight election loss.
"Every four years it's the same. Candidates appear with no experience," she said in a debate on Monday."Making promises is easy but getting things done is different." But while her party's last government did reduce poverty, Torres' efforts have also drawn criticism for being"clientelistic," said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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