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justice is confusion à un mois du second tour présidentiel

Posted on July 13, 2023
Des protestants dans la ville de Guatemala, le 12 juillet 2023 au soir, devant les quartiers généraux du tribunal electoral suprême. JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP

Guatemalan justice to remove confusion Wednesday 12 July, à un mois du second tour of the presidential election: the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to validate the results of the first tour pending another court to suspend the challenger’s party .

The TSE has proclaimed the qualification for the second tour of M. Bernardo Arévalo, author of the surprise au premier tour et de MI Sandra Torres, at the end of a verification of the marks required by the Cour constitutionnelle à la demande des principaux perdants.

Read also: In Guatemala, the electoral court suspends the results of the president’s first tour at the request of the Cour constitutionnelle

Mercredi soir également, le chef du parquet spécial contre l’impuné (FECI), Rafael Curruchiche, announced sur les réseaux sociaux that the personnalité juridique du parti Semilla (graine) de M. Arévalo avait été suspendue par un tribunal penal, ce qui pourrait l’empêcher de concourir au second tour, scheduled for 20 août.

M. Curruchiche, faced with sanctions from Washington due to the actions brought against the anti-corruption judges, invoked alleged irregularities in the collection of signatures necessary for the legalization of political formation.

“Deep restlessness” from Washington

In Washington, the chef of la diplomatie américaine pour l’Amérique latine, Brian Nichols, also greeted on Twitter the “confirmation of the will of the people” par le TSE, mais declaré également sa «deep concern in the raison des nouvelles menaces [qui pèsent] On the electoral democracy in Guatemala ».

To everyone’s surprise, MI Torres and M. Arévalo, tous deux sociaux démocrates, s’étaient retrouvés en tête des 22 candidates à la presidency au premier tour, marqué par une strong astention et un grand nombre de bulletins nuls.

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Favorite of the probes and candidate malheureuse in multiple rounds, Sandra Torres, former wife of the former president of the left Alvaro Colom (2008-2012), to obtain the presque 16% of the voice.

I deputed Bernardo Arévalo, fils du premier democratically president of the country, Juan José Arévalo (1945-1951), to create the surprise, with the presque 12% of the votes. The était placé en huitième position, with 2.9% of voting intentions, in the latest pre-election poll of the Prodatos institute.

A l’encontre de la loi

Les évictions avant meme la présidentielle de treis favoris, non une ante maya director, avaient semé le doute quant à la loyauté du scrutin et l’impartialité des instituciones electoreales et judiciaires. Celles-ci is accused by the opposition and defense organizations des droits de l’homme de manœuvrer pour perpétuer un régime cormpu fondé sur la cooptation par l’oligarchie.

Des protestants dans la ville de Guatemala, le 12 juillet 2023 au soir, devant les quartiers généraux of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
Des protestants dans la ville de Guatemala, le 12 juillet 2023 au soir, devant les quartiers généraux of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. MOISES CASTILLO / AP

The election of a Social Democrat would constitute a break after three presidencies by right: Otto Perez (2012-2015), Jimmy Morales (2016-2020 and the ordinary president, Alejandro Giammattei).

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The court’s decision to find M. Arévalo’s part is open to criticism, as it contradicts Guatemalan law which provides that a « Parties cannot be suspended after an election has been called ».

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Guatemala is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America, judged by the World Bank, with 10.3 million of its 17.6 million inhabitants living sous le seuil de pauvreté, et, selon l’ONU, Un enfant sur deux here suffers from chronic malnutrition .

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