Corruption issue tops Guatemala’s presidential campaigns

World Today

Some are calling him Guatemala’s best known clown. Jimmy Morales is best known for his job as a television comedian, and his campaign slogan: “not corrupt, not a thief.”

He has never held any elected office. CCTV’s Franc Contreras filed this report.

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  • Guatemala’s 2015 presidential election will best be remembered for the corruption scandal that mired former president Otto Perez Moline just three days before the country voted for its latest president.
  • Political analyst Arturo Matute says the leading candidates are making promises to fight graft in the government.