Guatemala: Menchú forms indigenous political party

Human Rights advocate and 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum today announced during a visit to Costa Rica that she is forming an indigenous political party in Guatemala.

The goal: win power in the 2012 general elections, and rule Guatemala. Rough translation from Spanish:

“I will be one of the people involved in the development of this party, which is now at its formative point”, declared Menchú. She assured that the indigenous people of Guatemala, who are 60% of Guatemala's 12.2 million inhabitants, will look to emulate the example of Bolivia's president, Evo Morales.

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