The decision by the highest court of justice will contain, for now at least, repeated attempts by the attorney general’s office to reverse the election victory of the president-elect
Day after day, despite the prevailing uncertainty due to the public prosecutor’s onslaught, the army of civilians defending the putschist effort has more and more silent deserters
Guatemala faces mounting criticism by world leaders and watchdogs accusing it of attempts to block progressive president-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office in January
It was the third time they have done so since he won election in August. Prosecutors say there could be enough irregularities to annul the election results
Indigenous people are rallying to defend the country’s constitution and uphold the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president
Unlike in Venezuela, Nicaragua and El Salvador, the international community is responding fast to the threat to democracy in the Central American country
Social and Indigenous organizations have announced that they will continue to protest efforts to undermine the results of the August 20 general election
Almost half of countries have suffered setbacks in the democratic process in the last five years, according to the IDEA organization, which however highlights growing citizen participation
Demonstrators have pushed back riot police and extended their protest demanding the resignation of the attorney general, whom they accuse of trying to prevent president-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office
The ex-attorney general of Guatemala wants to return to her home country, where she is hopeful President-elect Bernardo Arévalo will take office in January
The president-elect has denounced an attempt to block him from being sworn in on January 14, calling it a coup’
The decision by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal came days after the electoral registry suspended the party on a judge’s order
Arévalo appears certain to take office as president on Jan. 14, but it was not clear whether his Seed Movement lawmakers would be able to take their seats in the country’s Congress
The Seed Movement candidate and anti-corruption champion won 58% of the vote, while his rival, Sandra Torres, secured 37.2%
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Movimiento Semilla leader, who has a comfortable lead in the polls ahead of Sunday’s elections, proposes ‘re-founding’ a system hijacked ‘by the corrupt political class’