Bernardo Arevalo, representing the Semilla movement, which counted one-third of the votes in the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala, is leading. DEA News referring to the country’s Supreme Electoral Court.
Arevalo, the son of former Guatemalan President Juan José Arevalo, who received 33.59 percent of the vote, receives 56.6 percent of the votes. Sandra Torres, head of the National Union of Hope party (UNE), is in second place with 38.78 percent of the vote. At the same time, the gap between candidates is increasing.
According to the available preliminary data, 38.2% of the 9.36 million registered voters in the second round of the presidential elections went to the polls.
Guatemalan officials said the country’s elections were held without major incidents.
It was previously reported that he was in the presidential elections in Ecuador. leader a female leftist candidate, Luis Gonzalez. After counting almost 7% of the vote, he received 32.46%.
For a candidate to win in the first round, he must receive more than half of the votes, or more than 40% if the difference from his nearest competitor is at least 10%. Otherwise, a second round of presidential elections will be held in the country on October 15.
Former US President Joe Biden accused against the country’s constitution.