ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ðə ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən fɹˈʌnt ˌɛfˌɑːɹdʒˈiː pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾi sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dɪktˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛfɹeɪn ɹˈiːoʊz mˈɔnt æz ɪts kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚðə fˈɔːɹθkʌmɪŋ noʊvˈɛmbɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
In May 2003, the Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) political party selected former military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt as its candidate for the forthcoming November general election.