Polls open for Guatemalans to choose new president

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Polls open for Guatemalans to choose new president

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14872133

Polls have opened in Guatemala for voters to choose their next president.

Former army general Otto Perez Molina of the right-wing Patriotic Party appears to be the frontrunner in a field of 10 candidates.

Mr Perez Molina - who has promised to be tough on crime - would need more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off vote in November.

Whoever wins will face the challenge of rising violence, much of which is attributed to local and Mexican gangs.

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