Elected president in 2023 on a promise of breaking up with corruption, Bernardo Arévalo aroused immense hope. Three years later, disillusionment dominates. Between captured institutions, presidential renunciations and persistent inequalities, Guatemala remains a prisoner of its old power relations. As the elections of 2027 approached, will indigenous and popular organizations finally be able to join forces to change the situation?
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Elected president in 2023 on a promise of breaking up with corruption, Bernardo Arévalo aroused immense hope. Three years later, disillusionment dominates. Between captured institutions, presidential renunciations and persistent inequalities, Guatemala remains a prisoner of its old power relations. As the elections of 2027 approached, will indigenous and popular organizations finally be able to join forces to change the situation?