The election's outcome holds profound implications for Guatemala's trajectory on key issues such as poverty, crime and corruption.
Arévalo, a lawmaker and former diplomat, is the son of former President Juan José Arévalo, the first leftist president of Guatemala’s democratic era.
The elder Arévalo is still revered by many for establishing fundamental elements of Guatemalan society such as social security and labor regulations. But Torres has painted her opponent as a radical leftist who threatens Guatemalans’ conservative values on issues including sexual identity and abortion.Torres picked the capital's main market as the local heart of her populist pitch, starting and ending her campaign in this hub of commerce. But some vendors there said they see a greater chance for change in Arévalo.The 29-year-old is part of a youth boom in a country where the average age is 26, compared to 38 in the United States.
As for Torres’ attempts to paint Arévalo as a threat to Guatemalan families, Velásquez said that she is really only talking about defending one kind of family, the one with a mother, a father and children. But, he added, there are single mothers and single fathers, grandparents raising grandchildren, divorcees and widows from the country’s violence. “They wouldn’t take those people into account."
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