Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy
Read full article: Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracyProtests 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.
Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets
Read full article: Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streetsGuatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the streets next week to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office.
Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party
Read full article: Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's partyGuatemala’s top electoral authority says that it has blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by rials to weaken Arévalo.
Guatemala's Congress refuses to recognize president-elect's party
Read full article: Guatemala's Congress refuses to recognize president-elect's partyGuatemala’s Congress, which is controlled in its majority by the governing party, has refused to recognize the seven lawmakers from the Seed Movement party of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, following the suspension of his party earlier this week.
Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening
Read full article: Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happeningGuatemala's Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal challenges despite the fact the results were clear: Progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo won about 61% of the vote to conservative Sandra Torres' 39%.
Guatemalan president calls for transition of power to anti-corruption crusader Arévalo
Read full article: Guatemalan president calls for transition of power to anti-corruption crusader ArévaloGuatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is calling for a democratic transition of power to anti-corruption campaigner and president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his party Seed Movement, which have faced waves of legal attacks in attempts to block his rise to power.
Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent's still silent
Read full article: Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent's still silentBernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country’s next president, those who know him say.
Guatemala's pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challenge
Read full article: Guatemala's pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challengeGuatemalans overwhelmingly picked an independent, anti-corruption progressive to be the country’s next president but his opponent remained silent Monday, leaving open the possibility of a challenge to landslide results that rejected the country’s elite.
Progressive Arévalo is 'virtual winner' of Guatemala election after corruption angered voters
Read full article: Progressive Arévalo is 'virtual winner' of Guatemala election after corruption angered votersOutsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual winner” of Sunday’s election to be Guatemala’s next president after voters became angry at widespread corruption and leaders’ failure to tackle it.
Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage
Read full article: Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriageOver the past decade, Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres has been drifting rightward on the political spectrum as she repeatedly has tried to win the presidency.
A wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and other Central American countries
Read full article: A wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and other Central American countriesCentral America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region whose history is riddled with turbulence.
Guatemala's corruption is thrust into international spotlight by the government's election meddling
Read full article: Guatemala's corruption is thrust into international spotlight by the government's election meddlingThe Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its presidential election has turned a global spotlight on a country whose struggles with deep corruption previously received little international notice.
Guatemala's political turmoil deepens as 1 candidate is targeted and the other suspends her campaign
Read full article: Guatemala's political turmoil deepens as 1 candidate is targeted and the other suspends her campaignGuatemala sank deeper into political turmoil as prosecutors targeted a progressive presidential candidate who proved to be surprisingly popular.
Top tribunal certifies Guatemala's election result minutes after another court suspends party
Read full article: Top tribunal certifies Guatemala's election result minutes after another court suspends partyGuatemala’s troubled presidential election has been thrown into even greater turmoil after the country’s top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote while the Attorney General’s Office announced that the second place party had been suspended.
The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala's presidential vote suffers another setback
Read full article: The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala's presidential vote suffers another setbackThe struggle to certify the results of Guatemala's first-round presidential elections has suffered another setback, after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the certification.
Why a Guatemalan court’s decision to freeze presidential election results is stirring criticism
Read full article: Why a Guatemalan court’s decision to freeze presidential election results is stirring criticismA week after Guatemala’s June 25 elections boosted a relative long-shot candidate into the final second round of voting, the country’s top court has frozen certification of the election results.
Guatemala's high court steps into election, suspends release of official results
Read full article: Guatemala's high court steps into election, suspends release of official resultsGuatemala’s highest court has suspended the releasing of official results, granting a temporary injunction to 10 parties that challenged the results of the June 25 election.
Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala's electoral surprise, makes corruption fight top priority
Read full article: Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala's electoral surprise, makes corruption fight top priorityBernardo Arévalo, the surprise of the first round of voting in Guatemala, says the choice in the Aug. 20 presidential runoff is a clear one: Continue living under a corrupt system with his rival or rebuild the country’s democracy with him.
Guatemala voters send 2 presidential candidates on opposite sides of political spectrum to a runoff
Read full article: Guatemala voters send 2 presidential candidates on opposite sides of political spectrum to a runoffGuatemalans have sent two presidential candidates from opposite sides of the political spectrum to an Aug. 20 runoff, giving hope to many disenchanted voters that change may be possible.
Guatemalans worry about security, unimpressed by leading candidates ahead of election
Read full article: Guatemalans worry about security, unimpressed by leading candidates ahead of electionJust days away from electing a new president, many Guatemalans remain undecided, unimpressed by the leading candidates and even considering casting a protest vote to express their disapproval.
Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre
Read full article: Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacreThe mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre.
Signs that Guatemala's justice system is under attack
Read full article: Signs that Guatemala's justice system is under attackWith the departure of the United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission last year that supported a war against some of the countrys most powerful political, business and criminal leaders, Guatemalas pursuers have become the pursued. The U.N.-sponsored International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala left the country in September, after then-President Jimmy Morales decided not to renew its mandate. Both prosecutors are in the United States, which is also where Guatemalas former Attorney General Thelma Aldana went after leading Guatemala's anti-corruption fight. It is a clear attempt by criminal and corrupt networks to take control of the justice system to obtain impunity and protection for themselves," she said. With the justice system under attack from outside forces and from within, President Alejandro Giammattei has remained on the sidelines even though its his party that controls Congress.
Guatemala's election has global implications
Read full article: Guatemala's election has global implications(CNN) - Donald Trump would be wise to watch Guatemala's run-off presidential election this weekend closely. This means Guatemala's next president may find themselves on the receiving end of immense pressure from the US president and his administration. Guatemala's next president will be tasked with overseeing the final implementation of a controversial agreement reached between Trump and his Guatemalan counterpart, outgoing President Jimmy Morales, in late July. Between 2008 and 2012, she served as Guatemala's first lady during the presidency of her husband, Alvaro Colom. He has described the outgoing Morales as irresponsible, but has not ruled out the asylum deal himself.