Guatemalans are fed up with corruption ahead of an election

As Guatemala prepares to elect a new president Sunday, its citizens are fed up with government corruption, on edge about crime and struggling with poverty and malnutrition – all of which drives tens of thousands out of the country each year.
And for many disillusioned voters – especially those who supported three candidates who were blocked from running this year – the leading contenders at the close of campaigning Friday seem like the least likely to drive the needed changes.
Guatemala’s problems are not new or unusual for the region, but their persistence is generating voter frustration. As many as 13% of eligible voters plan to cast null votes Sunday, according to a poll published by the Prensa Libre newspaper.