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Guatemala's President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo Makes History With Gender-Balanced Cabinet

Young people from Arevalo's party were also given important positions, based on the announcement made ahead of the leader's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.

Latin Times · Jan 9, 2024

Guatemala's anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it may prevent the new president from taking office, as planned, on Jan. 14, 2024.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2023

Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?

If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2023

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

Bernardo Arévalo, who won the Guatemalan presidency by a landslide, says what is happening in his country is a "coup in slow motion."

WEKU · Nov 13, 2023

Guatemalan electoral authority suspends party of President-elect Arevalo

The electoral body in charge of regulating Guatemala’s political groups, known as the Citizen Registry, announced the suspension Thursday of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s Seed Movement party.

France 24 · Nov 3, 2023

In Guatemala, Protests Have Brought Economic Life to a Halt

Few doubt the right of Guatemalans to protest. The challenge arises when protests exact a heavy toll on the well-being of its citizens.

Reason · Oct 17, 2023

Guatemalans block highways across the country to protest ongoing election turmoil

Thousands of people have blocked highways across Guatemala in reaction to the attorney general’s office seizing vote tallies from electoral authorities over the weekend as part of ongoing investigations into accusations of voting fraud that observers say are politically motivated

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power

Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusader

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Supporters of Guatemala's president-elect block highways and roads to protest prosecution

Thousands of farmers and Indigenous supporters have blocked roads and streets in Guatemala to defend the president-elect as government prosecutors seek to ban his political party

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023