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Guatemala's anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

  • Written by Bonar Hernández Sandoval, Associate Professor of History, Iowa State University
imageGuatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waves to supporters. Orlando Estrada/AFP via Getty Images

Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it may prevent the new president from taking office, as planned, on Jan. 14, 2024.

On Dec. 8, 2023, prosecutors and the Guatemalan Congress called for the nullification of the...

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