Campaign closures and election prevention in Guatemala: A goal on the horizon

According to her contact team, the former first lady, who is making her third consecutive attempt at this crucial stage, will be active in the morning hours, without specifying the location.

The day before, Torres visited Flores, department of El Petén, and Cobán, Alta Verapaz, where he promised, before hundreds of followers, the return of Mi Familia Progresa and other social programs in his government.

After other offers, such as building 500,000 homes across the country for those without a decent roof, he planted the fraud matrix in front of the press.

“We will stand up for the vote and we will not allow anyone to steal the election from us, nor the election,” said the candidate, who considers Baskett an armed robbery, referring to the “findings” of the special counsel’s office. against impunity.

The Chief Public Prosecutor, Rafael Koruchich, announced Thursday afternoon that there are some data entry workers who belong to that political party.

Torres called on the group’s presidential candidate, Bernardo Arevalo, to point out an alleged anomaly in its 2018 constitution, to show his face, “They did not want to interpret the 5,000 false signatures,” he said.

He added that there are rigged elections that were cooked in the first round and certainly have a sponsor, someone who sponsors, which is what we want to know.

Arevalo concluded his election campaign last Wednesday evening, dubbed “Spring Festival”, in front of thousands of his supporters in the center of the Plaza de la Constitución.

At noon on Friday, no political party or candidate will be able to promote the image of its power or the candidates for top posts in the country.

Decree No. 1-2023 of the Supreme Elections Court, in Article 15 of it, in subsection “e”, provides, in addition to the aforementioned moratorium, the publication of polls in the media.

During the next 36 hours and into the early hours of Sunday, August 20, no message may be issued calling for a particular vote in favor of any political force or candidate.

Do not give or offer favors, gifts, or any other sponsorship compensation for electoral purposes.

The entity responsible for the voting process appointed the Media Unit and the General Inspectorate to monitor compliance with the campaign closure.

Despite Parliament’s intervention in the process, some 9.3 million Guatemalans will go to the polls to elect a president and vice president for the country.

NBG / ZINC