Guatemala's anti-corruption candidate wins presidency in a landslide vote

In Guatemala, a reformist candidate has beaten the odds and will become president-elect. With nearly 100% of the vote counted, the center left, anti-corruption candidate, Bernardo Arévalo leads with more than 20 percentage votes.

The polls predicted this huge victory. But it’s also unexpected.

The 64-year-old former diplomat and son of the Guatemala’s first democratically elected President, Arévalo stunned political observers when he secured second place against former first lady Sandra Torres, in the initial round of voting in June. He and his Semilla party were hardly known in Guatemala just a few months ago.