Guatemalans to choose president amid distrust, flight to US

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will vote for their next president Sunday in elections plagued by widespread disillusion and distrust, and as thousands of their compatriots flee poverty and gang violence to seek a new life in the United States.
With 19 candidates in the race for president, and the winner needing an absolute majority, a runoff vote is likely.
The road to this presidential election has been a flurry of court rulings, illegal party-switching and allegations of malfeasance t