Guatemala Elections 2023: US requests second round “without interference or harassment”

USA considers “vital” that the presidential runoff on August 20 in Guatemala be held “without interference or harassment” to the candidates and political parties, affirmed this Monday the head of US diplomacy for Latin America, Brian Nichols.

Guatemala is immersed in a serious crisis after the prosecution requested the cancellation of the Seed matchof one of the candidates for the Second roundthe social democrat Bernardo Arevalowho will face at the polls Sandra Torresalso a social democrat.

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The international community fears that these measures are designed to remove Arévalo from the electoral process.

In a message posted on Twitter, Nichols claims to have spoken with the Guatemalan foreign minister, Mario Bucaro“on the vital importance of allowing the second round of the elections to take place without interference or harassment of candidates and political parties”.

The election of a social democrat at the head of the country would put an end to 12 years of right-wing governments.

“Guatemalans have the right to choose their rulers”, insists Nichols in the tweet.

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For its part, the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry indicated in a statement that in the telephone conversation with Nichols, Búcaro “reiterated that the Government of Guatemala is committed to guaranteeing that the electoral process for the second round of the elections is carried out”.

The electoral situation has led to demonstrations in Guatemala to demand, among other things, the resignation of the attorney general consuelo porraswhose institution requested the cancellation of the Semilla party, of judge Freddy Orellana and the prosecutor Rafael Curruchicheall of them sanctioned by USA as actors”corrupt and undemocratic”.

Source: Elcomercio

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