Is Latin America’s Progressive Tide Growing? Guatemala’s Watershed Election

In a landslide victory, Bernardo Arévalo de León of the center left Movimiento Semilla won a runoff election for Guatemala’s presidency on Sunday against the right-wing establishment party.

Marco Castillo, Co-Director of Global Exchange, explains why Arévalo’s win is a watershed moment in Guatemala and what his presidency will mean for further Latin American integration.