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In Guatemala, the suspension of a leading presidential candidate has sparked concerns

A court in Guatemala has provisionally suspended businessman Carlos Pineda, who is one of the leading contenders for the country's top job in elections due to held next month.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.
Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.