Guatemala progressive's presidential victory certified, but his party is suspended from operating

Guatemala body certifies Arévalo's presidential victory but his party is suspended

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party.No Guatemalan officials have explained exactly what the suspension by the electoral registry will mean for the president elect, who is to take office on Jan. 14, or for the Seed Movement lawmakers elected in the first round of voting in Ju…

Guatemala body ratifies presidential vote result amid new bid to thwart victor

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala's supreme electoral tribunal on Monday ratified the victory of center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo in the country's presidential election, although a new bid to suspend his party sowed fresh confusion about the fraught process. Read full story

Guatemala body certifies Arevalo's presidential victory but his party is suspended

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party.

Guatemala body ratifies presidential vote result amid new bid to thwart victor

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Guatemala’s supreme electoral tribunal ratified the victory of center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo in the country’s presidential election on Monday, August 28, although a new bid to suspend his party sowed fresh confusion about the fraught process. Arevalo, a 64-year-old ex-diplomat and son of a former president, resoundingly won the August 20 second-round run-off after prosecutors had earlier threatened to bar his…

Guatemala body ratifies presidential vote result amid new bid to thwart victor

Bernardo Arevalo's victory in Guatemala's presidential election has been ratified by the supreme electoral tribunal, despite a new attempt to suspend his party. Arevalo, a center-left candidate, won the second-round run-off in August, but his party Semilla faced threats of exclusion from the election.

Guatemala body certifies Arevalo victory, hours after party suspended

The suspension plunged the centre-left politician’s presidency into uncertainty even before it’s officially begun.