Guatemalan anti-corruption crusader wins in a landslide

The World

Bernardo Arévalo upset Guatemala’s political establishment by clenching his country’s presidency this weekend. But he faces a tough task ahead. Political analyst Alvaro Montenegro in Guatemala City and The World’s Marco Werman discuss whether the new leader can take on the elite and bring back exiled judges and prosecutors who questioned corruption.  

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