Polls shut in Guatemalan presidential election, run-off expected

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Polling stations closed on Sunday evening in Guatemala’s tight presidential election, which has been dominated by international concerns over corruption, the exclusion of a leading candidate and the cost of living. | Reuters

Young voters headed to the polls for the first time, including a 19-year-old student, Maximo Santacruz, who said he relied on social media to decide who to vote for.

“What we Guatemalans hope is that everything they have promised is fulfilled… We want them to deliver and not only with the urban area but also in the interior,” he said as he cast his vote. “We do not see a process that is governed by international standards, but rather one where arbitrary criteria are used,” said Carolina Jimenez, president of think tank Washington Office on Latin America . “That is tremendously serious.”Meanwhile, unrest in the town of San Jose del Golfo, near the capital, meant elections there were postponed till August, Supreme Electoral Tribunal official Irma Palencia said at a press conference.

“I would also feel happy if Mulet goes to the second round,” she added. “ looks like he’s an honest man, different from Giammattei.”

 

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