Alejandro Giammattei has criticised US president’s accord, which would turn country into buffer zone to cut migration
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei has swept aside his centre-left rival in Guatemala’s presidential election and inherits an unpopular migration deal agreed with the Trump administration that could severely test his country.
With preliminary results from over 95% of the polling stations counted on Sunday night, the electoral tribunal declared Giammattei the winner with almost 59% of the vote, ahead of his centre-left rival, former first lady Sandra Torres, on 41%.
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