SANDRA TORRES

Former first lady takes lead in Guatemala’s presidential election; runoff likely

1 With votes tallied from just over a third of polling centres by late Sunday, Torres had 24% of the vote, followed by four-time presidential candidate Alejandro Giammattei with 15%. The early results were in line with expectations

2 Businessman Roberto Arzú, diplomat Edmond Auguste Mulet Lesieur and indigenous human rights advocate Thelma Cabrera rounded out the top-five candidates for the presidency

3 The next president of this Central American country will be tasked with stemming growing violence, poverty and migration to the US.