Bernado Arevalo wins Guatemala Election

Bernardo Arévalo ran as an anti-corruption candidate and has been elected Guatemala’s new president.

Against all odds, Bernardo Arévalo de León, candidate of the center-left Movimiento Semilla, won the second round of presidential elections held in Guatemala on August 20 and will be the next president of the Central American country.

With 100% of the votes counted and a turnout of 45%, Bernardo Arévalo achieved victory over the candidacy and the anti-rights project of Sandra Torres of the center-right National Unity of Hope (UNE) party by a margin of 58% to 37%. He will take office as President on January 14.

#Bernardo #Arévalo #Guatemala #President #election