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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sonia Prez D. and Christopher Sherman

Guatemalans are fed up with corruption ahead of an election that may draw many protest votes

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As Guatemala prepares to elect a new president Sunday, its citizens are fed up with government corruption, on edge about crime and struggling with poverty and malnutrition — all of which drives tens of thousands out of the country each year.

And for many disillusioned voters — especially those who supported candidates who were blocked from running this year — the leading contenders at the close of campaigning Friday seem like the least likely to drive the needed changes.

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