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By Alexandra Alper and Enrique Pretel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalans still reeling from a graft scandal that felled their president this week, head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader, though*a*tight race is seen heading to a second round run-off. Otto Perez resigned as president on Thursday, and was jailed while a judge weighs charging him in a customs corruption racket that gutted his government and plunged the poor Central American country into its worst political crisis in decades. Voter anger over corruption has helped a little-known comedian to surge in opinion polls, while the three main contenders have vowed a crackdown on graft after mass protests on the streets.More...