Guatemala Voted for Democracy. It Will Take More Than Anti-Corruption to Achieve It.

Guatemala Voted for Democracy. It Will Take More Than Anti-Corruption to Achieve It.

In the face of a hostile conservative elite, radical democratization is Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s best hope to both tackle corruption and revive the country’s “democratic spring.” Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arévalo, of the Semilla party, speaks during a press conference in Guatemala City on September 12, 2023. (Johan Ordonez / AFP via Getty Images) Azucena Morán is a research associate at the Research Institute for…