Guatemalans Resist an Ongoing, Slow-Motion, Would-be Coup

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Issue Oct 04-10 2023: On October 10, 2023, Guatemala marked more than a week of blockades and national strike. Protesters demanded the resignation of the attorney general and head of the Ministerio Público, Consuelo Porras, whom they accuse of trying to reverse the results of the general elections held this year. Indeed, President-elect Bernardo Arévalo de León has called the legal moves against him and his party, the Movimiento Semilla, a “slow-motion coup.” Editorialists, columnists, and political observers weighed in.

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