Guatemala City, Guatemala, Aug 30, 2007 / 09:00 am
The National Association of Evangelical Ministers of Guatemala has taken the controversial step to politically back retired General Otto Perez Molina as the presidential candidate for the “Patriotic Party.”
The decision to openly support a party in the next general election was taken on Tuesday, after the candidate for the Patriotic Party laid out his political agenda to more than one hundred pastors who make up the evangelical association.
During the encounter, Perez Molina reminded the evangelical ministers that, in addition to security and employment, his agenda includes social and rural development, and he told them to pay no attention to the candidate of the National Unity of Hope Party, who is telling voters not to elect a military officer.
“Jehovah is the God of hosts and he does not reject military officers. He has blessed our campaign and each day there are more people supporting us,” Perez Molina said.