Analysis-Election won, Guatemala's next leader faces deeply entrenched foes

FILE PHOTO: Guatemalan anti-graft presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo reacts following his victory in the presidential run-off election, in Guatemala City, Guatemala August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

(Reuters) - Guatemala's Bernardo Arevalo triumphed in Sunday's presidential runoff, but a bitter post-election battle is already underway, with adversaries maneuvering to kill his party and launch a wave of arrest warrants that could ultimately target him.

The reform-minded son of an ex-president, who for many embodies democratic hopes in a country where dictators cast a long shadow, won by a landslide on the back of widespread support for his anti-corruption message.