Electoral/Political Party Reform – 1997

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Electoral/Political Party Reform – 1997

1997

Intermediate Implementation Intermediate implementation

The accord calls for certain electoral reforms to be made, but also mentions that a commission to be established to “consider” such improvements as:

(a) Documentation;
(b) Electoral rolls;
(c) Voting;
(d) Transparency and publicity;
(e) Information campaign;
(f) Institution-building.

The extent to which each of these items were considered is difficult to asses. The accord definitively stipulates that the URNG be allowed to become a legal political party. The URNG began the process of establishing itself as a legal political party on 18 June 1997, and its members reached an agreement on its new structure on 30 August 1997.1

  1. “United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala: Report of the Secretary-General,” United Nations General Assembly (A/52/757), February 4, 1998.