A former first lady and an anticorruption candidate are on the ballot in a runoff contest.
Tag: Guatemala
Guatemala’s Anti Corruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency
Can an intellectual on an anti-graft crusade win the presidency in a nation sliding toward authoritarianism? Guatemala is about to find out.
Guatemala’s Top Party Is Suspended, Putting Election Into Turmoil
A prosecutor had tried to suspend the party, knocking the anticorruption presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo out of next month’s runoff contest.
Arevalo Upends Guatemalan Presidential Election, Advancing to a Runoff
Bernardo Arévalo, a professorial lawmaker, stunned Guatemala’s establishment by advancing to a second round against Sandra Torres, a former first lady.
Arevalo Upends Guatemalan Presidential Election, Advancing to a Runoff
Bernardo Arévalo, a professorial lawmaker, stunned the country’s establishment by advancing to a second round against Sandra Torres, a former first lady.
Guatemala Voters Cast Ballots in Contentious Election
The election in the Central American nation is marked by the exclusion of top candidates and calls to crack down on violent crime.
Guatemala Votes for President, but Candidates Are Excluded
Guatemala’s first round of elections on Sunday is as much about who’s not on the ballot as who is, after courts barred leading candidates from running.
Prison Sentence for José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan Newspaper Publisher
The trial of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of a newspaper who was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to up to six years, came as critics say democracy in Guatemala is crumbling.
Guatemala’s elPeriodico Closes After Government Jails Publisher
On Monday, elPeriodico, an investigative daily in Guatemala, published its final edition after more than 26 years. Its executive editor is in jail and some of its reporters are in exile.
In Photos: Families of Guatemalans Killed in Migrant Center Fire Bury Their Dead
The fire in March left 40 people dead.