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Guatemalas President-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday called on the public to unite behind his government after the suspension of his party by electoral authorities sowed doubts about the...

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday called on the public to "unite" behind his government after the suspension of his party by electoral authorities sowed doubts about the transition. "I call for us to unite to defeat the coup forces that intend to keep us submerged in corruption, impunity and poverty," Arevalo, a 64-year-old former diplomat and son of a former president, said during a press conference. Arevalo resoundingly won the Aug. 20 second-rou...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala's supreme electoral tribunal on Monday ratified the victory of center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo in the country's presidential election although a new bid to suspend his party sowed fresh confusion about the fraught process. Arevalo, a 64-year-old ex-diplomat and son of a former president, resoundingly won the Aug. 20 second-round run-off after prosecutors had earlier threatened to bar his party, Semilla, from the election, prompting an interna...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's supreme electoral tribunal on Monday ratified the victory of center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo in the Cent...

Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei said Tuesday the path was set for an orderly and transparent transition of power following the presidential election, after a new bid to suspend the... -Today at 02:54 pm- MarketScreener

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday the path was set for an "orderly and transparent transition" of power following the presidential election, after a new bid to suspend the winning party sowed fresh doubts. Giammattei added he would meet with President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, who was swept to victory vowing to tackle corruption, on Sept. 4. "The doors are now open towards an orderly, transparent, and above all, efficient government...

By Cassandra Garrison and Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sunday's Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, sa...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sunday's Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, said he wants to work with the U.S. to expand temporary work programs for migrants there, while also increasing investment in his country's poorest areas to reduce departures. In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, the 64-year-old center-left anti-corruption crusader said the U.S. and Guatemala must sit down to "find ways to influence a phenomenon that we share." &quo...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sunday's Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, said he wants to work with the U.S. to expand temporary work programs for migrants there, while also increasing investment in his country's poorest areas to reduce departures. In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, the 64-year-old center-left anti-corruption crusader said the U.S. and Guatemala must sit down to "find ways to influence a phenomenon that we share." &#...

Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sundays Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, said he wants to work with the U.S. to expand temporary work programs for migrants, while also increasing... -August 22, 2023 at 04:44 pm EDT - MarketScreener