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UN chief exhorts Guatemala to respect will of voters

United Nations, United States: The UN secretary-general on Saturday voiced 'great concern' surrounding elections in Guatemala and called on the Central American nation to respect the will of voters in free and fair balloting.

Guatemalan voters go to the polls August 20 for a runoff presidential election that will veer the country to the political left, unsettling right-wing powerbrokers.