The 64-year-old sociologist and son of an ex-president secured a come-from-behind victory after trailing by a wide margin before the first round of voting in June.
Guatemala's newly-elected president Bernardo Arevalo celebrates the results of the presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on Sunday evening, August 20.
He won the presidential election on Sunday with 59 percent, trouncing his rival Sandra Torres who came second with 36 percent, according to official results from the election body, after 95 percent of votes were counted.Guatemala"needs honesty and decency to bring about development," he told AFP news agency in June.
All eyes will now be on the reaction from those in the halls of power to Arevalo's election after a concerted effort by a top prosecutor to have him disqualified from the race.Supporters of Arevalo celebrate following his victory in the presidential run-off election on Sunday, August 20. Arevalo claimed to be the victim of"political persecution by a corrupt minority that knows it is losing power by the day."In the first round, more than 17.3 percent of votes cast were invalid - more than the percentage won by any single candidate, and seen as gloomy evidence of voter despair.
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