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ex lady Sandra Torres Casanova and deputy Bernardo Arevalo de Leon will converge in the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala August 20 following the results
ex lady Sandra Torres Casanova and deputy Bernardo Arevalo de Leon will converge in the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala August 20 following the results of the elections held on Sunday.
The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Guatemala assured on Monday that “the trend is clear.”
Torres Casanova, 67 He took first place in the elections, where for the third time in a row with his party “National Unity of Hope” (ENE) ensured his participation in the second round.
Ex-wife of former President Alvaro Colom Caballeros (2008-2012) adds 15.12% of the total votes cast candidate for the presidency of Guatemala was carefully checked by 89% of the polling stations.
Four years ago, in the 2019 elections, the former first lady lost in the second round to the incumbent, Alejandro Giammattei. And eight years ago, in 2015, he also lost to comedian Jimmy Morales (2016-2020).
“I am very gratefulfirst with God, and then with the people who have always supported and supported us,” Torres Casanova said at a press conference at a hotel in Guatemala City, learning about the first results.
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“We’re going to win, against whoever” added the former first lady with regard to the second round of elections scheduled for August 20.
In second place Bernardo Arevalo de León gets 12.19% of the total vote. hand in hand with the political group Semilla, born out of the fight against corruption in Guatemala in 2015.
Polls have shown that Arévalo de León, the current MP, will receive seventh or eighth place but support in urban areas was transcendent for their access to the second round.
Added to this is the drop in popularity of the candidacy of the former diplomat. Edmond Mallet and daughter of coup dictator Efrain Ríos Montt, Zuri Rios Sosa.
Polls warned that Mulet and Rios Sosa they will fight for second place. However, none of them received more than 7% of the total number of votes.
So far, the Supreme Electoral Court has counted 4.8 million votes out of 9.3 million Guatemalans authorized for civil day.
The third place belongs to the lawyer Manuel Conde, official Vamos party with 7.84% of the vote in his favor.
The difference between Bernardo Arevalo de Leon and Conde is that over 200,000 votes, Therefore, according to experts, it is Torres Casanova and Semilla’s candidate who will make it to the second round.
In the next few hours, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala make the results official to elect 160 new deputies to the Congress, 20 legislators to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal mayors.
(According to information from EFE And Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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