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Jimmy Morales (born James Ernesto Morales Cabrera, March 18, 1969) is a Guatemalan politician and former comic actor who is a candidate in the country's 2015 presidential election. Morales formally changed his name by deed poll in 2011. He comes from a poor family and is an Evangelical Christian. He holds degrees in Business Administration from the national Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and in theology. Morales rose to fame as a TV comedian, starring in the series Moralejas ("Morals") alongside his brother Sammy. In 2011, he ran as mayoral candidate in Mixco for the small right-wing Action for National Development party. In 2013, he joined the small National Convergence Front (FCN/Nation) and became its secretary-general. In 2015 he was nominated as the FCN's presidential candidate. He was initially considered an outsider but surprisingly finished first in the first round of the election, qualifying for the runoff. He runs on a platform of conservative values and against corruption. His slogan is "Neither corrupt nor a thief" (Ni corrupto, ni ladrón). He identifies as a nationalist, supports the death penalty and opposes abortion. Moreover, he denies that a genocide against the Ixil Maya took place. Morales' success came after both former vice president Roxana Baldetti and outgoing president Otto Pérez Molina had to step down and were arrested on fraud and corruption charges (La Linea corruption case). His success was viewed as a sign of the distrust of many Guatemalans towards the traditional political elite. Morales is married and has four children.

Jimmy Morales, (Ciudad de Guatemala, 18 de marzo de 1969) es político guatemalteco, candidato presidencial en las Elecciones generales de Guatemala de 2015, actor, escritor, productor y director. Participó en el año 2011 como candidato a alcalde en el municipio de Mixco, departamento de Guatemala, con el partido político Acción de Desarrollo Nacional (ADN), quedando en tercer lugar. El 10 de marzo de 2013, fue nombrado Secretario General del partido Frente de Convergencia Nacional.