Continuing Political Attacks on Movimiento Semilla in Guatemala

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Issue Aug 23-29 2023: Despite (or perhaps because of) the victory of Movimiento Semilla’s Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala’s presidential runoff election on August 20, 2023, the political party has come under increasing attacks by Guatemala’s traditional political establishment. Though the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) confirmed that Arévalo won the election, the same body suspended Semilla’s legal status. The action came as international observers worried about plots to assassinate the president elect. Plenty of interpretation and analysis were offered.

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