Coming after a tumultuous week in which former president Otto Perez Molina stepped down from office and was arrested for his ties to a customs bribery scandal, Guatemala’s recent presidential election was a window into the uncertain political state of the corruption-plagued nation.

As previously reported, polls at the time indicated that a comic entertainer named Jimmy Morales, who ran with the slogan that he was “Neither corrupt nor a thief," had a good shot at becoming Guatemala's newest leader.

His two major opponents were Manuel Baldizon, a businessman who has run for the presidency before, and Sandra Torres, the former wife of President Alvaro Colom.

It now looks as the former first lady will stand against Morales in a presidential run-off election in October. As reported by the BBC the electoral authorities have ruled that Torres was runner-up in the first round of the election, narrowly beating out Baldizon.

Torres, who divorced President Alvaro Colom as his term was ending in 2011, recently said she would redefine her campaign strategy in the coming weeks to focus on anti-corruption proposals. “I’ll make public my disclosure of assets and taxes before the runoff. And if I win, every member of my government will have to do the same,” she said, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

Torres comes to the run-off with her own taint of corruption, as she is currently being investigated by Guatemala’s electoral authority for allegedly offering vouchers redeemable for building materials just one day after the election.

The 59-year-old candidate is nevertheless viewed by many as a champion for social justice. While first lady, she oversaw welfare programs, attended cabinet meetings and was considered a motivating factor behind her husband, the president. “I define myself as a social democrat. I believe in social justice,” said Torres.