of voting on September 6, but not by an outright majority, requiring a runoff against the second-place Torres de Colom. That vote took place this Sunday, and Morales beat the former first lady in a landslide.

After his inauguration in January, Jimmy Morales will officially have gone from comedian to president.

Morales's challenge as Guatemala's president

Morales's campaign promise was very simple: Root out corruption. But no one has a clear sense for how he's going to do that — or, really, what else he'll end up getting done.

"Morales has not articulated a program of government, and many of his backers are unknown," Donald Planty, the former US ambassador to Latin America, explains in Latin America Advisor. "His platform is essentially devoid of issues," Ben Raderstorf and Haley Florsheim write atthe Dialogue's blog.

According to the BBC, Morales is an evangelical Christian who opposes same-sex marriage, abortion, and legalized drugs. The BBC also notes some wackier policy ideas, including "the tagging of teachers with a GPS device to ensure they attend classes and giving each Guatemalan child a smartphone."

Morales's TV show focused on running characters, often ones portrayed as being stupid. The content of the show has been criticized for its portrayals of women and LGBTQ Guatemalans. One of his running characters is a black man played by Morales in blackface.

First and foremost, Morales needs to deliver on his anti-corruption promises. That'll be even harder than it seems: His party only holds a minority of seats in parliament, meaning the new president will be facing a fairly hostile legislature.