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The government of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei issued a “call” on Sunday for the international community to “respect state sovereignty” in the midst of a judicial battle for
The government of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei issued a “call” on Sunday for the international community to “respect state sovereignty” in the midst of a judicial battle for the June 25 elections.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Giammattei’s government specifically requested that the Supreme Electoral Court, the judiciary and the Constitutional Court, the Central American country’s highest court, be respected.
“We call for respect for the sovereignty of states, especially the electoral body and the justice sector, it is the latter that must ensure compliance with national legislation and fight impunity,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday that the High Electoral Court should not, for the time being, officially release the results of the June 25 general election pending review of the voting records.
Suspension, according to experts and analysts, creates a period of uncertaintysince, for example, the re-election of 13 magistrates of the Supreme Court and the renewal of the judiciary, one of the three branches of the state, were to be carried out in 2019 and to date the same officials who had to leave their positions 4 years ago remained.
Bernard Arevalo. Photo: Reuters.
The court’s decision sparked controversy in dozens of sectors in Guatemala, with European Union (EU) and Organization of American States (OAS) election observation missions also expressing criticism of the court’s decision.
In a press release, the OAS mission believes that there have been “instrumentalization of justice” in Guatemala, seek the annulment of the results of the first round of the general election.
In a similar vein, the United States also expressed its “deep concern” this Sunday about attempts by some actors in Guatemala to “intervene” in the results of the first round of elections.
A statement by the Guatemalan foreign ministry this Sunday was addressed to the “international community” and called for the “principle of non-intervention in internal affairs.”
Last Sunday’s presidential election was won by former First Lady Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope (UNE), followed by academic Bernardo Arevalo de León of the social democratic group Semilla, who unexpectedly slipped into the second round after winning through urban areas. .
Meanwhile, the majority of the pro-government Vamos group remained in Congress with 39 lawmakers, followed by UNE (28) and Semilla (23).
Arevalo de León warned last Friday that his “progress” was unexpected as the polls placed him in eighth place. “He awakened the fear of the wicked.”
Guatemalan law does not allow for re-election, and Vamos de Giammattei’s candidate Manuel Conde came in third, more than 200,000 votes behind Arevalo de León.
The second round of elections in Guatemala is scheduled for August 20 next year, until the Supreme Electoral Tribunal announces the official results of the first round. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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