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Judi Lynn

(162,168 posts)
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 08:56 PM Aug 2023

Guatemala's electoral tribunal confirms Bernardo Arevalo's victory shortly after his party is suspen

Guatemala’s electoral tribunal confirms Bernardo Arévalo’s victory shortly after his party is suspended

The question that now stands is: What will it mean for Arévalo as he’s set to take the presidency?

ASSOCIATED PRESS / August 28, 2023

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top electoral tribunal declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country's presidential elections on Monday, just hours after another part of the government suspended his Seed Movement party.

The certification comes after one of the most tumultuous elections in the Central American nation’s recent history, and waves of judicial efforts to knock Arévalo out of the race.

Arevalo faced former first lady Sandra Torres in the runoff. According to the official count, the progressive candidate obtained 60.9% of the valid votes cast against 37.2% for the right-wing Torres.

The suspension of the Seed Movement from the electoral registry was confirmed by the party's lawyer on Monday.

The question that now stands is: What will it mean for Arévalo as he’s set to take the presidency?

https://www.courthousenews.com/guatemalas-electoral-tribunal-confirms-bernardo-arevalos-victory-shortly-after-his-party-is-suspended/
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Guatemala's electoral tribunal confirms Bernardo Arevalo's victory shortly after his party is suspen (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP
No repeated "dictator for life" screeds when it's RWers. Marcus IM Aug 2023 #1
Not at all! I didn't know until several years ago that true fascist Stroessner ruled 35 years Judi Lynn Aug 2023 #2

Judi Lynn

(162,168 posts)
2. Not at all! I didn't know until several years ago that true fascist Stroessner ruled 35 years
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 09:56 AM
Aug 2023

in Paraguay, gave the run of the place to "The Angel of Death" from the Auschwitz, Josef Mengele, committed genocide against native Paraguay people, enslaved their survivors, and Washington loved him to death. He was, of course, anti-Communist! Woof!

One really can do no wrong, as we are learning the hard way, when one is a right-winger, and free, white, and 21, or, actually any age, as long as being white, and right-wing!

Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner's Wikipedia, for anyone who needs to see how nasty a guy can be and be highly regarded by Washington:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner

(Every day I'm in shock as soon as I awaken, realizing Trump has gotten by with a life of true crime with the blessings of the entire Republican Party. They are, they claim, the "Law and Order" party, and also the Moral Majority!)

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