Guatemala politics

The president-elect of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, visits the NPR offices during a trip to Washington, D.C. Guatemala's electoral authorities recently suspended his party to try to keep him from taking office.

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'Coup' by lawfare: Guatemalan president-elect on attempts to keep him from power

5:31pm November 13, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

Bernardo Arévalo, who won the Guatemalan presidency by a landslide, says what is happening in his country is a "coup in slow motion."

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Sandra Torres, former first lady and presidential candidate for the National Unity of Hope (Union Nacional de la Esperanza) party, center, displays an inked finger after voting during presidential elections in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday.

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Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential Election

8:15am June 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Sandra Torres, who is now divorced from former President Álvaro Colom, is leading a field of nearly 20 candidates. She has promised to invest heavily in health care, education and agriculture.

A woman spreads incense over the remains of 172 unidentified people who were discovered buried at what was once a Guatemalan military camp during the civil war in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, a day before their formal burial at the same site where they w

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Opinion: Guatemala Must Not Grant Amnesty To War Criminals

9:16pm February 11, 2019

by Jo-Marie Burt

If a new bill passes, it would free dozens of ex-military officials either awaiting trial or already convicted of crimes against humanity, undoing years of progress, expert Jo-Marie Burt writes.