Bernardo Arévalo de Leon today took office as President of Guatemala for the period 2024-2028. at a ceremonial meeting at the National Theater in the Guatemalan capital, ten hours late and after an eventful transition not exempt from the attempted “coup d’état” denounced by the new ruler after his election victory last August.

Arevalo, a 65-year-old scientist emblematic of the fight against corruption, was sworn in as head of state at the end of a day when the outgoing president’s handover of power was in jeopardy. Alejandro Giammatei, the elected president.

Own Giammattei did not appear in person at the National Theatre. for the handover ceremony, and he did so through his secretary, citing the fact that he had to hand over his position before midnight on Monday, January 15th.

“Given the risk of arriving at midnight without starting protocol actions, At that moment I presented the symbols of the President to the Guatemalan Congress.”spoke in detail about the outgoing president in his official communication channels.

The investment session began promptly at midnight on Sunday due to the obstacles that parliamentarians of the outgoing Legislative Assembly created for its implementation, although a new Congress was finally formed, which unblocked the inauguration.

However, the postponement of the event meant that numerous special guests who had traveled to the Guatemalan capital to attend the ceremony were forced to leave before it began, including the Presidents of Chile, Gabriel Borich; Paraguay, Santiago Penaand Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chavezand also the King of Spain, Philip VI.

(according to information from EFE)