Eye 4,000 Guatemalans protest against the “coup d’état” condemned by newly elected president Bernardo Arévalo de Leónwho accuses the state ministry of having succeeded in preventing him from taking office in January.
The protest took place in the central square of Guatemala in front National Palace of Cultureseat of the Government chaired by Alejandro Giammattei.
Along with cries of “out with the coup”, most of the protesters’ slogans They demanded the resignation of the Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry, Consuelo Porras.
The protest comes after Arévalo de León, elected in the August 20 election, publicly warned on Friday that a “coup d’état” is carried out. against him to prevent him from assuming the presidency on January 14.
Some of the banners this Saturday pointed out that “if there are no reforms, there will be a revolution” and “My voice is respected”, while others pointed to Porras and also to Giammattei.
At a press conference on Friday, Arévalo de León singled out Porras as one of the main promoters of the aforementioned “coup”.along with the prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche, the congressional board of directors, the criminal judge and “other corrupt actors”.
The cancellation of the newly elected president, the social democratic party Movimiento Semilla, occurs in the same week as the The Congress Steering Committee, chaired by the official Vamos party from Giammattei, suspended the said political party.
Also this week, the Register of Citizens of the Supreme Electoral Court temporarily canceled the Seed Movementand in both cases it was by order of criminal judge Fredy Orellana, at the request of the public ministry managed by Porras.
The Various sectors have called for protests this Saturdaymainly groups that want to impose a vote in the general election on June 25 and the second round on August 20, where Arévalo de León is accredited as president.
independently, son of former president Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen (1996-2000), Roberto Arzú García-Granadoshe called his followers to protest this Saturday against the current government.
Arzú García-Granados, whose election candidacy was “illegally” suspended during the election campaign, said a few weeks ago that there was a plan to prevent Arévalo de León from taking possession.
According to the same source, the strategy not to give power to Aréval de León would be to confirm the suspension of the game and thus create the conditions for Giammattei to hand over power to Congress, where his Vamos party has a majority.
For his part, he This Saturday, the State Ministry denied the accusations made by the academician and sociologist on Fridaywinner of the election with the Seed Movement party.
Source: Panama America
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