"Guatemalan Presidential Candidate Sandra Torres Takes Stance Against Gay Marriage, Embracing Conservative Values"

Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres, in her third bid for the presidency, has aligned herself with conservative values by opposing same-sex marriage and abortion, while also emphasizing her commitment to social programs for the poor. Her opponent, Bernardo Arévalo, has not taken a stance on same-sex marriage but supports maintaining the country's abortion ban. Torres has enlisted an evangelical pastor as her running mate and is appealing to Guatemalans' conservative social values, while Arévalo largely campaigned on rooting out corruption. The election runoff on August 20 presents voters with a choice between conservative and progressive proposals.