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Comedian Elected President of Guatemala; Right Takes Control in Poland

HeadlineOct 26, 2015

In Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, a right-leaning, former television comedian with no government experience has won the presidency after less than half of eligible voters cast ballots. Guatemala is reeling from a corruption scandal which landed former President Otto Pérez Molina in jail. Meanwhile, Argentina is headed for a presidential runoff next month. In Haiti, election results are not yet in. And in Poland, the right-wing Law and Justice party has retaken control for the first time in nearly a decade.

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