#Bernardo Arevalo

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[16/08/2023, Plaza de la Constitución, Guatemala] A woman holding the portrait of Juan José Arévalo – the first democratically elected president of Guatemala, after a popular revolution in 1944 overthrew the dictatorship – notices beside her Bernardo Arévalo, Juan José Arévalo's son and the unlikely leading candidate for president of this Central American country.

After decades of corrupt politicians pocketing up to 40% of the State's budget, Bernardo Arévalo has gather enormous popular support with his low-cost, power-to-the-people, anti-corruption campaign. This Sunday (Aug. 20th) the Guatemalan people will choose between him and her unscrupulous, foul-mouthed, anti-lgbtq, formerly imprisoned for illegal campaign financing opponent, Sandra Torres.

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Bernardo Arevalo elected Guatemala president

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De peperbus van nonkel Miele (79): Sheinbaum versus Trump

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Bernardo Arevalo: Anti-corruption leader wins Guatemala election

Bernardo Arevalo’s victory is seen as a repudiation of the political elite in the Central American nation, long the target of corruption allegations. The 64-year old former diplomat led his rival, former first lady Sandra Torres, 58% to 37% with all votes counted. “The people of Guatemala have spoken forcefully,” Mr Arevalo told reporters. “Enough with so much corruption. Guatemala ranks 150th…

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Caricatura del presidente electo de Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo de León.

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Guatpol Update

I've been scrolling the news these past few hours or so unable to sleep and since I said I'd post more about my own country's politics I thought to share what I have gleaned about the current top stories.

OLYMPICS!

You may not know but Guatemala actually had its first ever Olympic gold medallist (Adriana Ruano, women's trap shooting) and its first ever Olympic bronze medallist (Jean Pierre Brol, men's trap shooting). Alongside Erick Barrondo's Olympic silver medal in men's 20km racewalk from London 2012, this makes a complete set.

This is a big political story for a couple reasons, first off Ruano and Brol are getting a cash payout from the Guatemalan Olympic Committee, 3 million quetzales for the former and 1 million 250 thousand quetzales for the latter. (One Guatemalan quetzal is worth about 1/8 of a US dollar, for reference.) Second off, our recently elected president Bernardo Arevalo used last Saturday's celebration of the athletes to announce plans to spend more on sporting facilities. Very much an easy to sell proposition given the results on display.

But perhaps most importantly this is very much a political win for Arevalo personally. Due to the events surrounding our last election his government has been fighting an uphill battle to do much of anything. But something Arevalo has been able to do very effectively on his own is diplomacy and it is his diplomacy that averted Guatemala being excluded from the Olympics due to conflicts with the International Olympics Committee.

This crowd-pleaser victory may just be what he needs to keep support for his party, Movimiento Semilla, strong in spite of attacks from all other established parties. Speaking of...

LEGAL FOUL PLAY!

The current director of FECI, the legal prosecution office against corruption established after the independent UN observer body CICIG was dismantled, recently brought charges against and tried to remove legal immunity from Arevalo for allegedly wrongly dismissing a cabinet member. The cabinet member in question ignored orders to go through with a telecommunications contract that was allegedly corrupt. However, pretty much everyone agrees this is a politically motivated move, in line with a pattern of legal challenges brought since last year's elections whose actual purpose is to prevent Arevalo from governing. We will see where this goes but so far this move is being widely condemned.

COURT APPOINTMENT DELAYS!

In other legal news, the Guatemalan Supreme Court of Justice (whose members serve for 5 year terms) is yet to be appointed! We have been at this since 2019. Hurry the fuck up, goddammit. This is what a highly corrupt state and partisan fractioning gets us. At least if no more delays pop up we will maybe get this over with by September. Maybe.

BUDGET EXPANSION!

Credit where credit's due, even with a minority in congress and having to work with their direct political enemies Arevalo was able to finally approve the 14 thousand 451 million GTQ budget expansion he has been trying to get for most of the year. However, like Arevalo and Semilla's every other move, this isn't without legal challenges. At least the US ambassador seems to have expressed approval so maybe he can twist the opposition's arm into letting this one go.

TAX EVASION!

IMO the biggest story of right now is the discovery and investigation into a tax fraud and money laundering scheme to the tune of 300 million GTQ related to contracts awarded by the government of our last president, Alejandro Giammattei. This is perhaps a golden opportunity that just fell in Arevalo's lap as pursuing this scandal, a tax scandal 10 times the size of the famous 2015 La Linea scandal which gave birth to Moviniento Semilla, is perfect for the party to show its commitment to its founding principles. Here's hoping success prosecuting it strikes fear in the Guatemalan establishment and can serve as a stepping stone to reform.

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VIVA EL PRESIDENTE!

Hoy es un GRAN dia para Guatemala.

Por fin tenemos un presidente que va hacer bien por el pueblo. Despues de tantos obstaculos, la democracia gana, el pueblo ha ganado.

VIVA EL PRESIDENTE BERNARDO AREVALO!

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Bernardo Arevalo.

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Guatemala Plan for Obligatory Car Insurance After Protests

After two days of sometimes violent protests, Guatemala President Bernardo Arevalo withdrew a decree that would make the insurance car a mandatory in the Central American nation. According to the new law, owners of cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles would need to take insurance to cover damage caused by others in the event of an incident. President Arevalo claims that the new rule is necessary…

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Guatemala Plan for Obligatory Car Insurance After Protests

After two days of sometimes violent protests, Guatemala President Bernardo Arevalo withdrew a decree that would make the insurance car a mandatory in the Central American nation. According to the new law, owners of cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles would need to take insurance to cover damage caused by others in the event of an incident. President Arevalo claims that the new rule is necessary…

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Through the Years → Felipe VI of Spain (3,180/∞) 22 February 2024 | King Felipe VI of Spain hosts a lunch for the President of Guatemala Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon and his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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De peperbus van nonkel Miele (53): Guatemala kiest linkse president

In Zuid- en Centraal-Amerika houdt het niet op. Rechtse, door Washington gesteunde regeringen en presidenten worden in verkiezingen verdreven. Vandaag is Guatemala, in het stilaan indrukwekkend rijtje, aan de beurt. Vandaag zijn er kansen na de verkiezingen van 20 augustus met de overwinning van de linkse presidentskandidaat Bernardo Arévalo de Léon (Official potrait of César Bernardo Arévalo De…

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La imagen de Bernardo Arévalo dentro del avión rumbo a Uruguay capta atención

https://www.soy502.com/articulo/foto-bernardo-arevalo-avion-rumbo-uruguay-101917