For anyone who follows Guatemalan politics, Sunday’s presidential run-off between Bernardo Arévalo–the intellectual son of a revered former president who is called “the most progressive candidate to get this far since 1985”–and Sandra Torres–former first lady who is considered a standard-bearer for conservative business-as-usual–promises to be riveting.
You can catch up quickly on the race by reading this NY Times article: “In ‘Land of Sharks,’ Anticorruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency.“
NB: “Land of Sharks” is the descriptor given to Guatemala by Luis von Ahn, the Guatemalan founder of the language-learning app Duolingo. Von Ahn is one Arévalo’s major supporters, philosophically and financially.
I also love the Times’s subhead: “Can an intellectual on an anti-graft crusade win the presidency in a nation sliding toward authoritarianism? Guatemala is about to find out.”
Guatemala’s Anti Corruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency – The New York Times (nytimes.com)