Guatemalan Political Crisis: June 25 Elections Set as Critics Slam Disqualifications

EPISODE: Guatemalan Political Crisis-June
25 Elections Set as Critics Slam Disqualifications


GUEST: Frank with The Network in Solidarity
with the People of Guatemala (NISQUA)


BACKGROUND:


Campaigning began in earnest last month for Guatemala’s general
elections, with political messaging filling the streets, local
broadcasts and social media. But less than three months
before the June 25 vote, concerns are mounting among national and
international observers over the integrity of the process.


At least 30 political parties are set to contest the upcoming
elections, with more than 22,000 candidates registered to run for
the presidency, congress, regional parliament and councils across
the country. But Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which
governs elections, has blocked several opposition candidates from
running on “dubious grounds."


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The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala


Thelma Cabrera: “El sistema nos quiere sacar de la jugada,
pero ya estamos en la cancha”


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