Tim May writes in Labour Hub on the challenges facing Bernardo Arévalo as president of Guatemala in following his father’s footsteps. On June 27th 1954 the Guatemalan Revolution was nipped in the bud by a US-orchestrated coup d’état. During this… Read More ›
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Arévalo’s Reform Bill to Sack Consuelo Porras Stalls in Gridlocked Congress
Roman Gressier wrote in El Faro English, in May, of the challenges facing the Bernardo Arévalo in seeking to remove Consuelo Porras as the Attorney General. Time was indeed of the essence on Monday, May 6, when Guatemalan President Bernardo… Read More ›
No End in Sight for His AG Problem, Arévalo Seeks Aid from US, OAS, Europe
Lacking a roadmap for the central political issue of AG Consuelo Porras’ refusal to resign, Bernardo Arévalo is doubling down on his bet for international support. Roman Gressier and José Luis Sanz write in El Faro English on the challenges… Read More ›
The Indigenous Resistance Puts Its Doubts and Hopes in Arévalo’s Hands
Shortly after Bernardo Arévalo was inaugurated as President, Roman Gressier wrote a piece in El Faro English on the resistance led by Indigenous peoples in ensuring that the will of the people was carried out so that the inauguration took… Read More ›
Guatemala: From uncertainty to hope
PBI UK takes a closer look at what a new presidency might mean for Indigenous human rights defenders Christina Challis writes on the PBI-UK website about what the new Presidency, of Bernardo Arévalo, might hold for Indigenous human rights defenders…. Read More ›
Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup
Sandra Cuffe writes in Truthout on the dynamic mobilisations of Indigenous peoples in support of democracy in the face of corruption. The aroma of coffee wafts out from a communal kitchen tent at a Guatemala City protest encampment where people… Read More ›
Arévalo’s Choice of Cabinet Clashes with His Base’s Expectations
Despite months of underhand, and blatantly corrupt, manoeuvres against the newly elected President, Bernardo Arévalo, and Vice-President, Karin Herrera, the inauguration took place in the capital yesterday. Even last minute attempts to hold things up were carried out by the… Read More ›
Can Guatemalans Save Their Democracy?
Graciela Mochkofsky writes in The New Yorker on the current challenges facing Guatemala and democracy and posing that question. Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, who won a landslide victory in August, is scheduled to take office on January 14th, but nobody… Read More ›
Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?
If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril Will Freeman writes in The Guardian on the fight to retain democracy in Guatemala in the face… Read More ›
Without Authority or Proof, Guatemalan AG Asserts Arévalo’s Election is “Null”
One month before the transfer of power, prosecutors claim to have evidence of fraud —they have yet to show any— and say the election of Bernardo Arévalo should be declared void. In response, the U.S. sanctioned over 300 people on… Read More ›
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