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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala's top electoral court does not intend to hold a repeat of this year's general election after federal prosecutors said they considered the first-round vote null, the court's president said on Friday.

GUATEMALA CITY -Guatemalas top electoral court does not intend to hold a repeat of this years general election after federal prosecutors said they considered the first-round vote null, the courts... -December 08, 2023 at 04:19 pm EST - MarketScreener

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday forcefully rejected a legal maneuver from prosecutors to invalidate his election triumph, calling the effort "perverse" and an "attempted coup." Ever since anti-corruption crusader Arevalo did much better than expected in June's first-round election, qualifying for the decisive August runoff, he and his center-left Seed Movement party have faced a series of investigations from the atto...

GUATEMALA CITY -Guatemalas top electoral court does not intend to hold a repeat of this years general election after federal prosecutors said they considered the first-round vote null, the courts... -December 08, 2023 at 04:19 pm EST - MarketScreener

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's ruling-party-led Congress on Friday stripped four electoral judges accused of fraud of their immunity from pros...

Guatemala's ruling-party-led Congress on Friday stripped four electoral judges accused of fraud of their immunity from prosecution, in a move critics fear is aimed at blocking President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking office next month. The move by Congress is seen as an attempt to appoint judges who oppose Arevalo's election and is the latest in a series of measures that could hinder the transition of power. Arevalo's anti-corruption platform helped spring him to a shock lan...

Guatemalas ruling-party-led Congress on Friday stripped four electoral judges accused of fraud of their immunity from prosecution, in a move critics fear is aimed at blocking President-elect... -December 01, 2023 at 03:09 pm EST - MarketScreener

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's ruling-party-led Congress on Friday stripped four electoral judges accused of fraud of their immunity from prosecution, in a move critics fear is aimed at blocking President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking office next month.

A Guatemalan prosecutor moved to strip President-elect Bernardo Arevalo of his immunity from prosecution on Thursday, in the latest escalation of a political crisis that critics say is an undemocratic scheme aimed at overturning the election results. Prosecutor Angel Sanchez, who works under Attorney General Consuelo Porras, accused Arevalo and his running mate of complicity in the takeover of the capital's San Carlos University last year, blaming them of damaging cultural assets, illicit ...

The U.S State Department said on Tuesday it is imposing visa restrictions on over a dozen individuals and their immediate family members for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala,... -October 31, 2023 at 01:15 pm EDT - MarketScreener