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Bernardo Arevalo’s inauguration as Guatemalan president hits delay

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave GUATEMALA CITY — The inauguration of a reformist president, Bernardo Arévalo, was delayed for hours on Sunday because of last-minute congressional wrangling, threatening a political crisis just as one of the hemisphere’s most notoriously corrupt nations had seemed to be turning a corner. Spain’s King Felipe VI, … Read more

Guatemala presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalos surges forward of vote

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Touch upon this storyComment GUATEMALA CITY — A political outsider who’s vowed to battle corruption surged into the lead in polls going into Sunday’s presidential election in Guatemala — a vote that would mark a turning level for a nation with a faltering democracy. The massive query as Guatemalans solid ballots on Sunday wasn’t simply … Read more