Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo was nearly prevented from taking office. Now, can his drive to reform the country succeed?

Guatemalan police on Wednesday detained Luis Pacheco, deputy energy minister and a former Indigenous leader, live images from local media showed. Pacheco had led demonstrations supporting the ...

Although some ten hours later than scheduled, Bernardo Arévalo de León was eventually sworn in early Monday as Guatemala's new president for the period 2024-2028. After his inauguration ...

Arevalo did not secure enough votes for a decisive win in the first round and headed towards the run off when he managed to secure 60.9% of valid votes cast, against the 37.2% received by former ...