President-elect : ` ` We have a big responsibility not to fail the Guatemalans '' Guatemala City resident : `` I am very happy because we are going to have a change '' Retired Gen. Perez Molina garners more than 53 % of the vote . Perez Molina , a retired army general who pledged to take a tough stand on crime , was the front-runner heading into the election . The election was held on Sunday and it is expected that President Alvaro Colom will be sworn in as president at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Tuesday.
President-elect : ` ` We have a big responsibility not to fail the Guatemalans '' Guatemala City resident : `` I am very happy because we are going to have a change '' Retired Gen. Perez Molina garners more than 53 % of the vote . The election was held on Sunday and it is expected that President Alvaro Colom will be sworn in as president at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Tuesday.