Tag: Guatemala elections

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:25 UTC

  Uruguayan-born Bernardo Arévalo de León wins Guatemalan elections

  

  Uruguayan-born Bernardo Arévalo de León of the center-left Semilla (Seed) Movement, a sociologist with a PhD in Philosophy and also the son of a former head of state, will become Guatemala's next president after Sunday's landslide at the runoff victory over former First Lady Sandra Torres Casanova of the National Unity of Hope (UNE)

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 11:03 UTC

  Sunday presidential elections in two countries where entrenched violence and corruption prevail, Ecuador and Guatemala

  

  Next Sunday two Latin American countries suffering from extreme political turmoil will head to the polls in presidential elections, which hopefully can help both countries overcome situations of death, ongoing violence, and blatant corruption.

• Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 07:25 UTC

  Guatemala highest court suspends election results and orders a new recount, EU, US, OAS complain

  

  Following complaints of irregularities from right-wing parties, Guatemala’s highest judicial court ordered the suspension of election results on Sunday triggering doubts about the election process and generating concern from the EU, US, and OAS.

• Monday, June 26th 2023 - 09:08 UTC

  At least 31 arrested in controversial Guatemalan elections

  

  At least 31 people were arrested Sunday during Guatemala's presidential elections, which have left no winning candidate and hence the need to hold a runoff in August, according to preliminary reports.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Guatemala constitutional court bars presidential candidate because she's the daughter of an ex military ruler

  

  The constitutional court of Guatemala has barred Zury Ríos, the daughter of ex-military ruler Efraín Ríos Montt, from running for the presidency. Ms. Ríos was one of the frontrunners ahead of elections on 16 June. The court argued that Guatemala's constitution bars close relatives of coup leaders from serving as president.