Guatemala

January 11, 2024

Americas

Can Guatemala’s new president turn the tide on years of corruption?

Bernardo Arévalo, an unassuming academic, will offer hope when he is sworn in on Sunday – despite the best efforts of the previous ruling cabal to stop him

By Editors Desk

Guatemala’s president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo, was elected last year as voters rallied to his Seed Movement’s promise to clean up politics. Photograph: Moisés Castillo/AP

September 03, 2023

Americas

Guatemala's president-elect says 'coup' under way to prevent him from taking office

Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday denounced an "ongoing coup" by the country's institutions to block him from taking power, after his political party was suspended.

By Editors Desk

Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo speaks at a press conference in Guatemala City, denouncing the existence of a planned "coup d'etat" on September 1, 2023. © Esteban Biba, EFE

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