Could the “pact of the corrupt” deny Bernardo Arévalo the office?
Bernardo Arévalo unexpectedly won a place in Guatemala’s presidential run-off. It was a glimmer of hope for the troubled Central American country. Mr Arévalo, the son of Guatemala’s first democratically elected president, is an outsider candidate who ran on an anti-corruption platform. But since then the country’s elite has done its best to block Mr Arévalo from the second round of the election, which takes place on August 20th.
His popularity shows a deep desire for change. According to one poll, three-quarters of those surveyed believe the country is going in the wrong direction; a similar percentage think the government is corrupt.
Attempts to use the judicial system to shape the election result are part of a pattern. Before campaigning started this year the electoral tribunal banned—for unconvincing reasons—three anti-establishment presidential candidates who were becoming increasingly popular.
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