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Anti-graft candidate Arevalo wins Guatemala’s presidency but faces legal challenge

Despite winning the presidential election with a landslide, Guatemalan anti-corruption candidate, Bernardo Arevalo, is expected to face a number of legal obstacles to keep him from taking office. © Luis Acosta, AFP

A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption.

Despite preliminary results showing a potential landslide for anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo, the attention immediately turned to whether he would be allowed to assume power as the Attorney General’s Office attempts to suspend his party’s legal status.

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