Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader

Guatemala's presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador's leader

Candidates to be Guatemala's next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El Salvador and promising their voters they will build mega-prisons and hammer criminal gangs into submission.

Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader

Candidates to be Guatemala's next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El Salvador and promising their voters they will build mega-prisons and hammer criminal gangs into submission.

Guatemala candidates emulate El Salvador leader

Guatemala candidates emulate El Salvador leader

Guatemala's presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador's leader

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Candidates to be Guatemala's next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El Salvador and promising their voters they will build mega-prisons and hammer criminal gangs into submission.

Guatemala's presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador's leader

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Candidates to be Guatemala’s next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El Salvador and promising their voters they will build mega-prisons and […]

Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Candidates to be Guatemala’s next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El Salvador and promising their voters they will build mega-prisons and hammer criminal gangs into submission. The formula of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has become well-known to citizens across Latin America, and the tough-talking, Bitcoin-loving leader enjoys approval ratings the envy of any world leader — even a year after s…