What the Guatemala presidential election results mean for US border
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 9, 2023
Bernardo Arevalo, a 64-year-old sociologist, anti-corruption campaigner and son of former President Juan Jose Arevalo, defied the doubters grabbing a top spot in the first round of Guatemala's presidential election last month.
He came in second behind former first lady Sandra Torres, with just under 12% of the vote, a result that experts say amounts to crushing it in a race where no candidate won more than 16% of votes.
Arevalo did so partly because several more popular candidates – both right and left wing – who . . .