Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (26 Oct 2015)

26 October 2015 Today's top story Guatemala: Corruption-weary Guatemalans elect comedian as president Agence France-Presse (TI mention) Comedian Jimmy Morales won a landslide victory in Guatemala's presidential race Sunday despite having no political experience, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president.

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