BBC: Guatemala election: Uncertainty reigns as top candidates barred
Guatemalans are heading to the polls to choose a new president, new congress members and new mayors.
Nineteen people are competing to succeed President Jimmy Morales. Two candidates who were tipped as favourites have been barred from running.
The election is not expected to yield an outright winner, as candidates need to win over 50 percent of the vote.
Gang violence and poverty are the main topics that have dominated campaigning.
Thelma Aldana, the former attorney-general, and Zury Ríos, the daughter of the late military ruler Efraín Ríos Montt, have been barred from running for the presidency. Another candidate was arrested in Miami on suspicion of conspiring to import cocaine to the US.
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More News On Today's Presidential Election In Guatemala
Guatemala votes for new president amid tensions over violence, migration -- Reuters
Guatemalans to choose president amid distrust, flight to US -- AP
Thelma Cabrera: indigenous, female and shaking up Guatemala's election -- The Guardian
Guatemala's elections: Five things to know -- Al Jazeera
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