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A Military-Backed Comedian Will Be Guatemala’s Next President – Activists Aren’t Laughing
Lindsay Bigda – The Nation, 9 Nov 2015

Amid rising violence against human rights defenders, Guatemalan activists are counting on an emboldened civil society to take on their next president. Riding a wave of anti-establishment sentiment, Jimmy Morales — a comedian with no political experience and backed by military hard-liners — has been elected Guatemala’s next president.

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