Central America

Bernardo Arévalo is sure he will become Guatemala’s president

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December 19 |

Bernardo Arévalo, president-elect of Guatemala, ratified on Monday that next January 14 he will assume power in the country, despite the opposition of the Attorney General’s Office, which wants to annul the elections.

Arevalo, who is in the Dominican Republic, assured in a press conference held in Santo Domingo that he is completely sure that the change of government of his country will take place.

The president-elect, who was accompanied by his future Dominican counterpart, Luis Abinader, said that his first action as head of state of Guatemala is to demand the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras Argueta.

“Next January 14 we will be assuming power, in the first place because that is the logical conclusion of an electoral process perfectly conducted and certified nationally and internationally, which gave convincing results, despite the onslaught of a Judicial Power penetrated by political criminal networks”, said Arevalo.

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Attorney General’s Office against the elections
It is important to remember that the Attorney General’s Office of Guatemala, headed by Consuelo Porras, is conducting a process in which they are questioning Arevalo’s victory and the legitimacy of the winning party, the Seed Movement.

Despite the call of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal stated that the results of the presidential election are “validated, official and unalterable”, according to textual words of the president of the electoral body Blanca Alfaro.

Likewise, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ordered “to guarantee the effective inauguration” on January 14, 2024, of the positions of president and vice president of the Republic, deputies to the Congress and other officials elected in the elections of 2023.

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