99.6 percent of Guatemala’s electoral centers opened this Sunday in time and without a hitch for the celebration of the second round of elections for the presidency, between Sandra Torres Casanova and Bernardo Arévalo de León.
The information was released at a press conference of Guatemala’s unofficial Election Observation Mission, made up of a group of social and civil society organizations.
According to the same source, 94 percent of polling stations had a security guard from the National Civil Police (PNC) present at the opening.
This Sunday’s elections will determine the president for the period 2024-2028 in Guatemala, replacing the current president, Alejandro Giammattei.
Bernardo Arévalo and Sandra Torres will run for the presidency of Guatemala on August 20
Torres Casanova, 67, is a veteran politician who lost the 2015 and 2019 runoffs to Jimmy Morales and Giammattei, respectively.
In the first round, on June 25, the ex-wife of former President Álvaro Colom (2008-2012) consolidated first place with almost 900,000 votes, representing 15% of the electorate.
For his part, 64-year-old Arévalo de León, driven by an anti-corruption proposal and the image of his father, former president Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (1945-1951), surprised on June 25 by taking second place with more than 600,000 votes. , despite the polls placing him eighth.
Torres Casanova competes with the National Unity of Hope, while Arévalo Bermejo competes with the Seed Movement.
The morning report released this Sunday by the local observation mission indicates that the National Hope Unit had prosecutors in 96% of the tables, while Semilla is present in 82% of them.
The current election process is the most controversial in Guatemala since the introduction of democracy in 1986, marred by the role of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Prosecutor’s Office) which, since July 12, has tried to cancel the Seed Movement and prevent Arévalo’s participation. from Leo.
Guatemala does not measure voter participation during election day and data on this is not known until the results are closed.
The nearly 3,500 polling stations set up in Guatemalan territory will close Monday morning at 6pm local time (00:00 GMT), as set by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and results will be available in the next few hours.
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Source: Eluniverso
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