In what many consider an attempt to regain the social base the President has lost over the last eight months, GAN asks business, labor and other sectors to join the President in a national plan to combat Guatemala's economic and social ills. While details of the plan are not yet public, government officials hint at future wage and price controls. De Leon says his plan will consolidate democracy and the rule of law, modernize production and government institutions, fight poverty and protect the environment. But criticism of the government plan is coming from many sides, including some of the President's traditional bases of support. Ardon, says his organization cannot confide in a government which is violating previous agreements.
Grassroots groups are even less enthusiastic.
Ironically, the only support the president has received for his accord has been from his former enemies in Congress. Catholic Church representatives hold little hope for the GAN's success. Guerrilla Actions Affect Three Provinces Guatemala City, February 14. Although residents reported combat in various parts of the city, there are no confirmed casualties. The provinces of Quetzaltenango, Quiche and Solola were left in the dark for 15 hours after simultaneous blasts destroyed electrical towers in two provinces, according to military sources.