Guatemalans vote for president as many hope for renewal of democracy
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday to cast their vote in a presidential run-off election that many hope will reverse democratic backsliding under recent administrations. Recent polls have predicted Bernardo Arevalo, a progressive candidate running on an anti-graft message, will trounce establishment figure and former first lady Sandra Torres. Guatemala's new president will assume power as violence and food insecurity roil the country, triggering fresh waves of migration.