Fearing democracy is at risk, Guatemalans are posting certified election forms on social media to show there wasn't fraud in the presidential vote.
, has been sentenced to six years in prison in a money-laundering case he says is fabricated.)
This year, the party backed Arévalo, 64, the son of a literature professor considered Guatemala’s first democratically elected president, who won in 1944 after protests ousted a military dictator. Arévalo, who has a sociology degree, has served as vice minister of foreign affairs and ambassador to Spain, and spent years doing work for the organization Interpeace.
Another factor, according to Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, is that “so many establishment parties fighting for power” helped Semilla. Sandra Torres came in about 4 percentage points ahead of Arévalo in the presidential race. A runoff is scheduled for Aug. 20, but the election results have been suspended.
Arévalo has called it a ploy by the other parties to overturn the results. The elections also included races to choose lawmakers, and Semilla more than tripled its congressional seats. “They are about to lose control,” he said.
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