Guatemala

The right-wing presidential candidate comfortably won a second-round victory, but on a very low turnout

Alejandro Giammattei won yesterday's presidential runoff by an 18-point margin over former First Lady Sandra Torres

Friday’s deal gives US authorities an excuse to deny asylum to more people at the US border

In terms of migration and US relations, Guatemala is caught between a rock and a hard place

Having failed to convince neighbours of its asylum-seeker plans, Washington is trying to impose them by the back door

Guatemala’s government has avoided a potentially awkward meeting but will face growing US pressure to tackle migration

AMLO’s development plans are positive but are seriously undermined by US aggression

Centrist swing voters will be a key target for both candidates in the upcoming presidential election run-off