Guatemala election authority raided after confirming poll results
13 July 2023, 17:34
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A raid was also expected to take place at the progressive Seed Movement’s party headquarters.
The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office raided the headquarters of the country’s electoral authority just hours after it certified the results of the country’s June 25 election, sending the country deeper into political turmoil.
The Thursday morning raid appeared to be connected to prosecutors’ attempt to keep progressive candidate Bernardo Arevalo from competing in a runoff election on August 20.
On Wednesday, the Attorney General’s office announced that a judge had suspended the legal status of Mr Arevalo’s Seed Movement party, for alleged violations when it gathered the necessary signatures to form.
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