Maldonado swears as new Guatemala president; predecessor in jail

Friday, September 4th 2015 - 08:47 UTC

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Guatemala's Congress swore in former judge Alejandro Maldonado as president Thursday as his disgraced predecessor appeared in court over corruption allegations hours after resigning in the face of unprecedented protests. Read full article

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Jack Bauer
“Congress had earlier voted unanimously to accept Perez's resignation, which he submitted just before midnight Wednesday after lawmakers stripped him of his presidential immunity”.......

Would be great is this became contagious in Latin America.
Sep 04th, 2015 - 07:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
looks like a similar argy flag over his shoulders.
Sep 04th, 2015 - 07:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
I can think of a few more countries that would benefit from similar outcomes.
Sep 05th, 2015 - 12:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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