Guatemala’s new president, Bernardo Arevalo, took office this Monday after months of uncertainty and almost 10 hours of delay due to attempts to suspend the party he supports due to alleged irregularities.
The 65-year-old Central American head of state took office shortly after midnight (07:00 in Lisbon) to cheers from the crowd at the National Theater of Guatemala, replacing conservative Alejandro Giammattei, who was not present. . present.
The inauguration of Arevalo, elected in August, was due to begin at 15:00 on Sunday (21:00 Lisbon time), but at the time the hemicycle was still debating whether to invite deputies from the Semilla Movement, the party with which the new president won the election. registered as independent.
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