Posted 1/15/2024, 3:20:23 AM
Guatemalan President-Elect's Inauguration Delayed for Hours Amid Congressional Disputes, Threatening Political Crisis
- Inauguration of reformist Guatemalan president Bernardo Arévalo delayed for hours due to last-minute congressional disputes
- Threatens political crisis as international dignitaries left waiting; Arévalo won recent election seen as free and fair
- Congressional maneuvers seen as effort to weaken Arévalo and his party before he takes office
- Arévalo has strong indigenous support and international backing, concerning "Pact of the Corrupt"
- Despite court orders to guarantee inauguration, Congress unable to agree on leader, claims issues with some members’ paperwork