Politics
Guatemala's former first lady Sandra Torres will stand against a television comedian in a presidential run-off election in October, reports the BBC.
The electoral authorities have ruled that Ms Torres was runner-up in the first round, earlier this month. She narrowly defeated a centre-right businessman, Manuel Baldizon, who said the vote was rigged.
Television comedian Jimmy Morales finished top, following a campaign against corruption.
Ms Torres divorced President Alvaro Colom in 2011, when his term was coming to an end. But the Supreme Court ruled out her candidacy saying she had divorced only to bypass a constitutional ban on relatives running for president.
She has now secured a place in the run-off vote, on 25 October.
The final results of the 6 September presidential vote were published by Guatemala's electoral court on Tuesday. Mr Morales had 23.85% of the vote and Ms Torres 19.76%.
Mr Baldizon lost the second place spot by a very narrow margin. He had 19.64%.
He pulled out of the race on Monday, before the result was announced, saying the vote had been rigged. An experienced politician, Mr Baldizon led the opinion polls until August.
