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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher Sherman and Sonia Prez D.

Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as president, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office

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A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption.

Despite preliminary results showing a potential landslide for anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo, the attention immediately turned to whether he would be allowed to assume power as the current administration attempts to suspend his party’s legal status.

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