By Fernando Esteche * After close first round elections, the second electoral round (the runoff) was held between Sandra Torres, from the National Unity of Hope (UNE) and Bernardo Arévalo de León, from the Semilla Movement. The Electoral Court established the victory of the Semilla Movement formula (Arévalo-Herrera) with a large 60.9% of the votes, which is why from January ...
Guatemala Although in 2021 the United States Congress issued a decree that prohibited the delivery of funds to the armies of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras until there were improvements in the fight against corruption, the Department of Defense used a pretext to circumvent that decision to use unrestricted funds. The donation of J8 military vehicles that the United States ...
Guatemala is currently holding the second round of its presidential elections. With about 98% of polling places reporting, it seems that Giammattei had about 58% of votes, compared to about 42% for Sandra Torres. The first round took place on June 16 (parliamentary and presidential). The winner will be tasked with managing the most populous country in Central America and ...