<span style="color: #222222;">Guatemala is set to elect a new President today after a tumultuous campaign.<br />'' <br />'' A total of 19 candidates are vying to succeed outgoing President Jimmy Morales. Former First lady and candidate for the centre-left Unity of Hope (UNE), Sandra Torres, is heading into the elections as a favourite, having built a clear opinion poll lead over second-placed Alejandro Giammattei of the conservative Vamos.<br />'' <br />'' The country's top anti-corruption campaigner, former attorney general Thelma Aldana, is not contesting the election. She was barred from running last month over allegations of irregularities dating from when she was a barnstorming public prosecutor.<br />'' <br />'' Aldana, who fled to the United States after receiving death threats, had said that her exclusion was orchestrated by those she put in prison and their allies.<br />'' <br />'' Around 40,000 police personnel have been put on , while the military has been mobilised to guard key buildings and jails.<br />''<br />''Guatemala's electorate of eight million is also voting in congressional and municipal elections today. </span><br />