Guatemala City. Today, between hugs, smiles and gestures of affection as part of his last public appearance, President Alvaro Colom, said goodbye and inaugurated sports facilities Ciudad Real, zone 12. President. Colom said: I leave with a heart full of love and affection.
Accompanied by inhabitants of the various settlements of these areas, the President said: "This is my public act before handing over the Presidency, I wanted to come to a place like this, with sincere people, with people who can not lie, with the people who always supports. "
He also said: "I wanted to come, not to say goodbye, because I'm happy, because there are more than a million children in schools, we have tripled the national consultations in hospitals, because more than 800 000 families are in My Family Progresa.
I tell you that Guatemala is a great nation which still needs more harmony, however I'm leaving with my heart full of love and affection. "
President Colom said that what he will miss most of his Presidency is the interaction with the most neglected people. He also said that after handing over the Presidency, he will take some time off to be with his family, they had not had the time to share.
Finally the President said he would also evaluate his incorporation into the Central American Parliament in the coming weeks.
