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Eyder Peralta

'Coup' by lawfare: Guatemalan president-elect on attempts to keep him from power

The president-elect of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, visits the NPR offices during a trip to Washington, D.C. Guatemala's electoral authorities recently suspended his party to try to keep him from taking office. (Keren Carrión/NPR)

Bernardo Arévalo walked into NPR's studios in Washington, D.C., with no security and two aides. It was symbolic of the kind of no-frills, home-spun presidential campaign Guatemala's president-elect has run.

Last summer, he surprised everyone when he won the Guatemalan presidency with over a 20 percentage-point margin in the runoff.

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