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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its presidential election has turned a global spotlight on a country whose struggles with rampant corruption had received limited international attention. President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as an effort by prosecutors to discredit a progressive presidential candidate prompted his conservative opponent to suspend her campaign, citing a playing field that was no longer even. The government’s actions against candidate Bernardo Arévalo — first suspending his Seed Movement party, then raiding […]

The 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. President Alejandro Giammattei

The Guatemalan government’s meddling in its presidential election has garnered global attention. A progressive candidate who made it to the runoff has been targeted by a federal prosecutor, sowing uncertainty and underscoring issues of corruption.

The 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. President Alejandro Giammattei