Nearly six months into his administration Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation that he says he found “semi-destroyed.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Guatemala City , Thursday, June 20, 2024. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo poses for a photo at the National Palace in Guatemala City , Thursday, June 20, 2024. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo talks during an interview at the National Palace in Guatemala City , Thursday, June 20, 2024.
“What has impacted me the most is seeing how corruption has impacted the executive capacity of all the country’s institutions; the levels of abandonment and dysfunctionality of the institutions are terrible,” Arévalo said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press.Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development
Porras was legally selected by unpopular former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei for a second four-year term ending in 2026. Arévalo also holds Porras responsible for delaying investigations in different corruption cases. His government has filed over 100 complaints.“People would like to see that the corrupt are being punished,” Arévalo said. “We take the first step ... but it all stops at the Public Ministry, where there is no investigation of complaints.”
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