The other Guatemala stands up for democracy
Indigenous people are rallying to defend the country’s constitution and uphold the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president
Inquisition in Guatemala
Édgar Gutiérrez|
Unlike in Venezuela, Nicaragua and El Salvador, the international community is responding fast to the threat to democracy in the Central American country
Guatemala electoral authorities suspend president-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement
Social and Indigenous organizations have announced that they will continue to protest efforts to undermine the results of the August 20 general election
Threats to democracy in the world on the rise with elections and rights in greater danger
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
Pro-democracy protests in Guatemala are standing firm
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
Thelma Aldana, former Guatemalan prosecutor exiled in the US: ‘The best thing about Washington is falling asleep on the subway’
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
Bernardo Arévalo’s fight to take office as Guatemala’s president
The president-elect has denounced an attempt to block him from being sworn in on January 14, calling it a coup’
Guatemala’s electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arévalo’s political party
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The decision by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal came days after the electoral registry suspended the party on a judge’s order
Bernardo Arévalo’s presidential victory certified in Guatemala, but his party is suspended
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
Progressive Bernardo Arévalo wins Guatemala’s presidential election
The Seed Movement candidate and anti-corruption champion won 58% of the vote, while his rival, Sandra Torres, secured 37.2%
Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo: ‘We are catalyzing a change that was seeking a form of expression’
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’