Progressive Arévalo Wins Guatemala Election

Progressive Arévalo Wins Guatemala Election
Presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo speaks during a press conference after preliminary results showed him the victor in a presidential run-off election in Guatemala City on Aug. 20, 2023. Moises Castillo/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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GUATEMALA CITY—A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption.

With 100 percent of votes counted, preliminary results gave Mr. Arévalo 58 percent of the vote to 37 percent for former First Lady Sandra Torres in her third bid for the presidency. The official results will still have to be certified.