Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot, polls indicated three had a chance to win and were finishing in close competition. They are:
1. Rixi Moncada who served as finance and later as defense secretary in the current administration of President Xiomara Castro and is running for the social democrat LIBRE or Liberty and Re-foundation party.

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