Local outlet NotiReu showed images of what it said was a pile of burned ballots. In San Martin Zapotitlan, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) west of Guatemala City, locals also reacted angrily to reports that outsiders had been brought in to vote. The organization Electoral Lookout said the main election-related problems it was aware of across Guatemala concerned issues of alleged busing of voters from outside municipalities, purchased votes and some intimidation toward journalists. Police at the scene said someone threw a fire bomb into the vehicle, which was not occupied, and there were no injuries. In one incident, the interior of a small SUV was burned out as it sat parked on a central boulevard across from a median crowded with campaign signs for various candidates. 20 during the expected second round of presidential voting, the tribunal said.Īuthorities said there were multiple incidents of fire bombs tossed near voting centers in the capital late in the day. The town’s citizens will be able to vote Aug. Later Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal said voting had been canceled in San Jose del Golfo due to the disturbances. Soldiers were also sent into the highlands town.

National Police used tear gas in an attempt to clear the crowd of about 300, which set people running and triggered some rock throwing by locals. When electoral authorities tried to open a new voting location in the town they were blocked by locals, officials said. In San Jose del Golfo in central Guatemala, locals would not allow the voting center to open, saying people from outside the municipality had been bused in to vote. There were some complications reported Sunday.

“Because in this country we always complain, but we never act.” “It’s not fair in a country with so many needs to not have a thoughtful, critical vote and to act,” she said.

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