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Ex-first lady, anti-graft candidate poised for Guatemala run-off

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Former first lady Sandra Torres was headed for an August run-off in Guatemala's presidential election after a vote on Sunday looked set to pit her against Bernardo Arevalo, another center-left candidate running on an anti-corruption platform. The election, which has been dominated by concern over graft in the Central American country, is set for a decisive second round on Aug. 20 because Torres was falling far short of the 50% plus one vote needed for outright victory. With more than 80% returns counted from polling stations, Torres of the center-left National Unity of Hope (UNE) had 14.9% of the vote, with Arevalo of Semilla, another left-of-center group, on 12.3%, preliminary results showed. ....

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