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Guatemalans hope for a peaceful transition of power with Bernardo Arévalo's upcoming inauguration
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FILE - President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waves as he leads a march in protest of government interference in the elections he won in August, in Guatemala City, Dec. 7, 2023. Arévalo’s imminent Jan. 14th inauguration and the pursuit of him and his party by the attorney general are recurring topics over dinner tables in this country, reflecting a political awakening in a population weary of corruption and impunity. - photo by AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the unrelenting pursuit of him and his party by the attorney general are recurring topics over dinner tables in this country, reflecting a political awakening in a population weary of corruption and impunity. Despite Arévalo’s wide margin of victory in elections certified by Guatemalan authorities and declared fair by international observers, he has been a target of prosecutors since his surprise second-place showing in June’s first round of voting. His anti-corruption stance and outsider status are threats to deep-rooted interests in the Central American country, observers say.