(JTA) — Guatemala elected a new president on Sunday: Bernardo Arevalo, a center-left former congressman and son of a former president. In an election that was marred by controversy — and ...

One year ago, anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala. Elected on a promise to revive Guatemala’s perpetual battle with graft, Arévalo has spent his first year ...

Arevalo did not secure enough votes for a decisive win in the first round and headed towards the run off when he managed to secure 60.9% of valid votes cast, against the 37.2% received by former ...