What is stopping Guatemala’s president-elect from taking office? | DW News

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The inauguration of Guatamala’s new president Bernardo Arévalo has been delayed by squabbles in parliament. Lawmakers from his party have been forced to register as independents.

The anti-corruption campaigner has endured a bumpy road to power since his election victory in August. Guatemala’s attorney general has repeatedly tried to stop him from taking office, in what the president-elect has called a coup attempt.

For more on this, we talk to our Latin America correspondent Nicole Ris, who is in Guatemala City for us.

#Guatemala #Corruption #PresidentialElection

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