Published: Aug 21, 2023, 01:25 IST | Updated: Aug 21, 2023, 01:25 IST
In Guatemala's presidential election, anti-corruption campaigner Bernardo Arevalo triumphed handily as voters, incensed by previous presidents' failure to address pervasive corruption, made a clear decision for change. According to a calculation by the TSE national election commission, Arevalo had 58 percent of the vote with Sandra Torres trailing with 36 percent after 98 percent of the ballots had been counted.