Guatemala Elections 2023: Supreme Court gives way to make results official and make way for the second round

The Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala this Monday gave free rein to the officialization of the results of the June 25 elections, after declaring without grounds the actions filed by right-wing political parties that had left the election on hold electoral process.

The Supreme resolveddeclare the amparo appeals inadmissible” that were raised by political parties that alleged irregularities in the counting of votes, the court reported at a press conference.

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In addition, the magistrates withdrew the validity of the amparo issued on July 1 by the Constitutional Courthighest court of Guatemalawhich left the electoral results on hold, since, at their discretion, the electoral authorities complied with carrying out a second review.

Now him Supreme Electoral Tribunal it must make the results official, award public offices and organize the ballot for the presidency scheduled for next August 20.

This morning, the president of the electoral tribunal, Irma Palenciadeclared that the results will be validated during this week, after concluding with pending technical processes.

Review completed

From July 4 to 6, the electoral authorities carried out a comparison of electoral records at the national level at the request of the Constitutional Court and during the process there were no significant changes that affect the results obtained on election day.

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The actions of the traditional parties came after the surprise advance of the progressive academic, Bernardo Arevalo De Leonof the Seed Movementwho got second place.

Arévalo De León will contest the presidency against the former first lady Sandra Torres Casanovaof the National Unity of Hope (UNE) and who has lost the ballot in the 2015 and 2019 elections.

Source: Elcomercio

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