Guatemala’s Constitutional Court on Saturday accepted an amparo to suspend the official announcement of the results of the first round of elections over complaints of irregularities denounced by right-wing parties.

“The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) should suspend the qualification and officialization of the results so that everything is properly clarified by the date scheduled for the second round of the presidential election,” the CC said in a statement.

The amparo was presented by nine right-wing parties. In last Sunday’s general election, Social Democrats Sandra Torres (15.86%) and Bernardo Arévalo (11.77%) received the most votes of the 22 candidates, and they will go to a second round on August 20.

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The parties, including official Vamos, filed an appeal against the TSE on Friday “as they believe there is an imminent risk and threat” of the charges being passed before the departmental electoral offices are aware of “the vices in the minutes “. nationwide inquiry, the court reported.

The resolution orders that, if it is verified that “the result of the vote could have been changed, the prefectural electoral office and/or the central district proceed to make the relevant changes or, if appropriate, analyze whether the cases of annulment foreseen in the law”.

The complaints came after the election results were announced since Arévalo, who was eighth in the polls, reached the vote.

The Election Observation Mission of the European Union and the Organization of American States (OAS), after taking note of the resolution of the CC, has asked that the will of the people expressed in the polls be respected.

The EU reiterated in a statement to “judiciary institutions and political parties that they respect the clear will expressed freely by citizens during the June 25 elections”.

The EU confirmed in a June 27 preliminary report that “citizens demonstrated their firm commitment to democracy and civic values” by voting, but warned against “the deterioration of the rule of law and the legalization for political purposes of purely electoral matters” .

In addition, he called on them to “respect the separation of powers and the rule of law as the only way in which disagreements over the electoral process can be resolved in accordance with the law and in accordance with the will of the people deposited.” at the ballot box.”