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June 26, 2023

Guatemalan Presidential Race Headed to Runoff After Weekend Election
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Guatemala's presidential election is headed to a runoff after no
candidate received over 50% of votes needed to claim victory Sunday.
Former vice president and first lady Sandra Torres of the centrist party
National Unity of Hope appeared to be in the lead. Torres previously ran
for president twice and has been accused of corruption and campaign
finance violations. Congressmember Bernardo Arévalo of the progressive
Movimiento Semilla party placed second, surprising many. He's the son of
former President Juan José Arévalo, who pushed for revolutionary social
reforms when he was in office from 1945 to '51. Semilla has promoted the
protection of human and Indigenous rights, press freedom and policies
combating the climate crisis, among other measures.


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