murdered between May and June of 2018 leading up to the election. The only candidate of indigenous origin, she has no university degree or political experience, unlike her opponents. She was criticised during the campaign by the mainstream media for her lack of academic education, her sometimes awkward Castilian and her dress. On June 15, 2019, Cabrera was polling fifth in a race with 20 candidates. With half of the ballots counted, Cabrera was coming in as fourth with 10.3% of the vote. By the time the majority of the ballots were counted, only the top two candidates, Sandra Torres with 26% of the votes and Alejandro Giammattei with 15% of the votes, are left to compete in a runoff election in August 2019, leaving Cabrera out of the race. The MLP reported several irregularities regarding ballots during the race, however, their accusations were rejected and a ballot recount was conducted with no avail. Cabrera’s fourth-place finish among the nineteen candidates was the highest finish of any indigenous presidential candidate in Guatemalan history. Her party, the MLP, also elected one representative to congress while seven other representatives were elected from majority indigenous parties. Despite the population being 60% indigenous, Cabrera was only the second indigenous woman to run for president since Rigoberta Menchu and if elected, she would’ve been the first ever president that was not a man of Spanish descent. Her campaign slogan “Yo Elijo Dignidad” or “I Choose Dignity” targeted Guatemala’s long history of corrupt elections and mistreatment of indigenous peoples. All three of the candidates who finished above Cabrera were involved in their own sets of controversies and allegations. Sandra Torres (finished 2nd) was accused of money laundering and illicit campaign funding, while Alejandro Giammattei faced backlash for his role in the extra judicial executions of 7 prisoners in 2006. Roberto Arzú who finished third amongst the candidates, also faced sanctions to pay off multimillion dollar debts owed to his political strategist. Cabrera planned to address these issues by lowering pay for government officials to prevent candidates from participating in politics for the purpose of gaining wealth or bolstering their business connections. Presidential election 2023 The MLP re-nominated her to represent it in the 2023 presidential election along with Jordán Rodas, former human rights ombudsman, as its vice-presidential candidate. Jordán Rodas has gained international recognition for his fight against impunity during the government of former president Jimmy