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The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala confirmed the victory of Bernardo Arevalo in the presidential elections in this Central American country after a tense campaign that plunged
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala confirmed the victory of Bernardo Arevalo in the presidential elections in this Central American country after a tense campaign that plunged the process into uncertainty.
Arevalo, who promised in time his campaign fights entrenched corruption, in the presidential election on August 20, she was ahead of her rival, the former lady, Sandra Towers.
“The (declared) legitimately elected President of the Republic of Guatemala is César Bernardo Arevalo De Leon, who is granted this position for a non-renewable period of four years 2024-2028,” TSE Secretary Mario Velasquez said Thursday in a press release. .
The now president-elect, the son of former president Juan José Arevalo, also said he would seek to increase public spending, especially in the health and education sectors, and prioritize an ambitious transparency agenda.
The former diplomat will take office in January 2024, at a time of rising violence and high cost of living in a country that is one of the main displacers of migrants in the US.
Arevalo, 64 years old In a recent interview with Reuters, he said he wants to work with the United States to expand temporary work programs for migrants and increase investment in the country’s poorest areas in an effort to reduce the exodus of people.
Today, the National Registrar of Citizens, Ramiro Muñoz, announced the suspension of the Seed Movement, the party that led Bernardo Arevalo to victory.
The suspension of the Seed Movement was officially announced, confirmed to EFE by the party of the president-elect.
The termination of the legal activities of this political organization overshadowed the official registration of the election results by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
Despite the official release of the results, Munoz decided to suspend the president-elect’s party following an order issued on July 12 by criminal judge Fredi Orellana.
Orellana and the prosecutor’s office demanded the cancellation of Arevalo de León’s party as it unexpectedly advanced to the second round due to an alleged case of false signatures during the registration of his party in 2018.
On July 13, the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, halted the cancellation of Semilla, deeming the ruling illegal because it was in the midst of an electoral dispute.
Sources: Reuters and EFE.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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