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See Comedian Sworn-In As Guatemelan President Today

Popular comedian turned politician,Jimmy Morales, was inaugurated president of Guatemala on Jan. 14.

Morales, a conservative, has yet to announce who will make up his cabinet, the Associated Press reports.

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Edgar Gutierrez, a political analyst from San Carlos University in Guatemala, has drawn attention to how unprepared the former celebrity seems to be for office. โ€œHe is a president who takes office without a party, without well-qualified people he trusts and with a state apparatus thatโ€™s really in financial and institutional ruin,โ€ said Gutierrez.Following a year of scandal, which saw former Guatemalan President Otto Perez arrested, voters were anxious for a change.

Torres, who ran government social programs while her ex-husband Alvaro Colom was president, was perhaps hampered by being too closely associated with Guatemalaโ€™s corrupt political past.
Morales portrayed himself to voters as the common candidate and attributed his success to the peopleโ€™s desire for an end to political corruption.

โ€œI donโ€™t have super powers nor magic and Iโ€™ve never said I do, but my heart swells with love for this nation and together weโ€™re going to fight for her,โ€ said the 46-year-old Morales.

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