危地马拉喜剧演员莫拉雷斯在大选中领先

A comedian could be Guatemala's next president.

一名喜剧演员可能成为危地马拉新总统。

Jimmy Morales, a comedic actor and political noviceis leading the pack of three candidates, according toearly results, headed for a presidential runoff afterSunday's election in Guatemala.

危地马拉星期日举行选举后，初步计票结果显示，喜剧演员、政界新人吉米·莫拉雷斯在三名总统候选人中居于领先地位，他可能会参加总统决选。

With about half of the votes counted, Morales has 26 percent of the ballots. His campaignslogan "not corrupt, not a thief" resonated with voters after a corruption scandal rockedGuatemala late last week, ending in the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina.

目前大约一半选票已经清点完毕，莫拉雷斯获得26%的选票。他的竞选口号是“不要腐败，不要盗窃，受到选民的欢迎。上周末爆发的腐败丑闻使危地马拉受到震动，导致佩雷斯总统辞职。

"I planted love in my homeland and now I'm harvesting that love," Morales said Sunday aftercasting his vote.

莫拉雷斯星期日参加投票后表示：“我过去在祖国播下爱的种子，现在收获爱的果实。

Conservative businessman Manuel Baldizon trailed Morales with 18 percent of the ballots, whileformer first lady Sandra Torres had 17 percent of the the votes.

保守派企业家巴尔蒂松得票18%，位居第二，前第一夫人桑德拉·托雷斯获得17%的选票。