(VOVworld)  - Voting in Guatemala began on Sunday, days after the resignation and arrest of President Otto Perez Molina on corruption charges.

Voters queued up from the early hours of Sunday to cast their ballots (photo:bbc)

7.5 million Guatemalans cast ballots in a general election to choose a new president, vice president, and 158 members of congress. A poll published Thursday showed that Jimmy Morales of the tiny National Convergence Front party, or FCN, might be the leading candidate, with 29.2% support. Manuel Baldizón of the Renewed Democratic Liberty party, or Lider, won 16.1%, and Sandra Torres of National Unity for Hope received 12.3%.