Guatemala Pre-Election Social Benefits | Votes Without Violence

Country:

Year:

2015

Level of government:

National

An area of concern prioritized in the observation was coercion of voters through social benefit programs. Of the incidents of coercion reported, the programs “Bono Seguro” and “Bolsa Segura” were the most likely to be targeted.

Time period:

Before the election

Type of violence:

Threats and Coercion

Victim of violence:

Gender of victim:

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