Bernardo Arévalo is still battling to become Guatemala’s president
The anti-corruption campaigner has faced a series of hurdles
More than two weeks after protests began outside a drab government building in the capital of Guatemala, hundreds of demonstrators are still in place. Amid flags and the noise of vuvuzelas, the crowd camped outside the public prosecutor’s office in Guatemala City calls for the resignation of a list of officials, starting with María Consuelo Porras, the public prosecutor. They are not alone. Since October 2nd hundreds of Guatemalans have been blocking roads across the country, protesting against those who appear to be undermining democracy in the Central American country.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Democratic display”
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