Óscar Berger
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Óscar Berger Perdomo (born
11 August 1946) is a Guatemalan politician and the current
President of Guatemala.
Berger was born in
Guatemala City and is a lawyer by profession.\nFrom January 1991 to June 1999, he was mayor of Guatemala City.
In the general election held on
9 November,
2003, Berger, as candidate of the conservative
Grand National Alliance, obtained about 34% of the votes, putting him well ahead of Álvaro Colom of the
National Union of Hope (26%) and former president
Efraín Ríos Montt of the
Guatemalan Republican Front (19%).
A run-off vote between Berger and Colom took place on
December 28,
2003, which Berger won with a 54% share of the vote. He was sworn in on
January 14,
2004.
See also: Guatemala election, 2003,
Politics of Guatemala,
List of political parties in Guatemala.
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External links
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