Tag: ELECTIONS-JUSTICE

Protests in Guatemala in support of president elect intensify

By Edgar CALDERON GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) – Demonstrators in Guatemala blocked roads for a fourth straight day and extended the protests to new areas as they denounced what they call a campaign to prevent anti-corruption crusading president-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking power. The mainly Indigenous protesters are using vehicles and tree branches to cut off key roads leading to the borders with Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. In some spots they number […]