2nd Round Slated for Guatemalan Presidential Elections

A second round of voting in Guatemala's presidential elections has been slated for October 25, which will pit top vote-getter Jimmy Morales against either Manuel Baldizon or Sandra Torres. However, none of the candidates in yesterday's elections in Guatemala offered a clean break from the country's troubled past, marked by military dictatorships, glaring inequalities, and human rights scandals. All favored close ties with the U.S., which has always actively supported the status quo in Guatemala. teleSUR