The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) posted recently about how democracy has again been threatened in Guatemala. A judge, at the request of the Public Ministry, declared that President Bernardo Arévalo’s political party, Semilla, was not legally constituted, declared the party annulled, and ordered the Guatemalan Congress and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to take corresponding legal measures. The order was widely interpreted as a coup attempt, as it implied that any seats Semilla party members had won in 2023 were illegitimate. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal pushed back, confirming that Semilla’s election wins in 2023, including the presidency, were legitimate. A day later the Constitutional Court backed this position. Analysts in Guatemala point to this effort on the part of the Public Ministry as part of an intensifying destabilisation campaign.
The post contains more details on this as well as other points of interest including the following:
- Constitutional Court Thwarts Apparent Coup Attempt
- Porras Vows to Continue Investigations & Requests Arévalo’s Impeachment
- Arévalo Files Lawsuit Against Rafael Curruchiche & Fredy Orellana
- University Student Collective Points to Destabilization Campaign
- Méndez Ruiz Files Complaint Related to Weapons Theft
You can read the full piece, with links, here, Coup Attempt Thwarted in Guatemala.
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