John Lavenburg of Crux reports on turmoil in the Central American state following the first round of presidential elections
NEW YORK – A network of faith-based and advocacy organizations has condemned recent efforts to interfere with Guatemala’s elections, and called on the international community to step up in support of transparency and fairness in the nation’s electoral process.
The statement follows days of turmoil in Guatemala after the nation’s top government prosecutors on July 13 raided the offices of the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal – the nation’s electoral authority – hours after it certified the results of the first round of the presidential election.
