Giammattei declares victory in Guatemala presidential vote
12 AUG 2019
Conservative candidate Alejandro Giammattei declared victory in Sunday's run-off presidential election in Guatemala, holding a major lead with the results from more than 90 percent of polling stations counted.
Giammattei had almost 60 percent of the vote to former first lady and social democrat Sandra Torres's 40 percent in their bid to succeed corruption-tainted Jimmy Morales.
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The central American country's next president will be under immense pressure from the United States to implement a controversial migration pact that would allow Washington to send most Honduran and Salvadoran asylum seekers who passed through Guatemala back to the poor, crime-stricken country.
The two candidates had both avoided committing to strong positions on the US deal.
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Afraid I've just lost a bit of sympathy for their people's plight.
Don't worry though, I'm sure this dude'll suck up to US Conservative 'leaders', and that'll fix everything, just like it always does down your way 
