Guatemala heads to the polls
Voting is underway in Guatemala for the final round of the presidential election.
Voting is underway in Guatemala for the final round of the presidential election. The two candidates in the run-off have both stood for the presidency before. Guatemalans have cited insecurity as their main concern, followed by unemployment, high living costs and corruption. Mozambique鈥檚 main opposition party and the government have signed a peace agreement to end years of intermittent conflict. The hope is that this could transform both the economic fortunes of the country and benefit supporters of both groups. The leader of Italy鈥檚 far-right League party chief Matteo Salvini鈥檚 has called for snap Italian elections but faces mounting resistance with both his former allies in the 5-Star party and the center-left opposition seeking to intercept the plan. And the 麻豆社鈥檚 Vivienne Nunis reports from Vanuatu on efforts there to get more representation for women in politics.
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