Guatemalans go to the polls with little hope

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 26, 2023 12:08 am

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalans vote Sunday for a president that some hope, but few expect, will finally solve the problems of crushing poverty, violence and corruption in the Central American country.

Two popular candidates were disqualified in electoral tribunal decisions widely deemed questionable, leaving a dictator's daughter, a former first lady and a UN diplomat as the frontrunners in a crowded field of 22 candidates.

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