Ex-general Otto Perez Molina wins Guatemala elections

Ex-general Otto Perez Molina

wins Guatemala's presidential run-off, becoming the first former soldier to lead the country since the 1990s. Mr Perez Molina will become the first former military figure to rule since the civil war ended in the 1990s. Both candidates had promised to fight violent crime and the presence of Mexican drug gangs in the country.Guatemala is a key transit point for drugs from South America to the US.

source: bbc.co.uk