Opposition Boycott

September 2006 | Ratings Update

Opposition parties warned to block all future government bills in Congress, unless President Nicanor Duarte stopped his bid to reform the constitution to allow him to seek re-election in 2008 (under the current law, presidents cannot serve two consecutive terms). In any case, Duarte has recently suffered a major blow to his popularity, and recent opinion polls conducted at the beginning of September suggested that 49.5% of the population opposed a second term for him. The opposition's boycott is likely to deteriorate the already strained relations between the ruling party and opposition leaders and increases the risk of a potential

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