Guatemalans will elect a new president and vice president as well as fill all congress seats after one of the most tumultuous electoral seasons in the Central American nation
A view of posters of presidential candidate of the National Unity of Hope party Sandra Torres, ahead of the first round of the general election in Guatemala City. / Photo: Reuters
With none of the 22 presidential candidates polling near the required 50 percent threshold for winning outright, a second round of voting on August 20 between the top two finishers was almost certain. Accusations from both inside and outside Guatemala that the vote was unfairly skewed to favour the political establishment rose after several outsider candidates were excluded by the Supreme Electoral Tribuna l, the highest authority on the matter.
All three are on the more conservative side of the political spectrum and campaigned promising to install tough security measures like President Nayib Bukele in neighbouring El Salvador and promoting conservative family values.
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