Protests at points in Guatemala for anti-election maneuvers

Under the name National Strike, calls grew over the weekend via WhatsApp and on social networks Facebook and Twitter to show an outspoken rejection of such actions deemed illegal.

Civil society, the Peasant Development Committee, the indigenous authorities of the 48 cantons of the province of Totonicapan, as well as fronts from the University of San Carlos, created more than 20 areas of blockades and protests.

Together with them, NGOs, trade unions, the Association of Pensioners and Merchants will demand the resignation of justice workers who contravene the vote of the population and the Constitution.

The Coalition for Reform will demand in front of the House of Representatives building in this capital the resignation of all those who support the “Corruption Charter” and will demand respect for the country’s democracy.

The National Institute of Forensic Sciences union asked its affiliates and rest and post-shift workers to speak out against the current political situation in the center of the Plaza de la Constitución at 09:00 local time.

Meanwhile, the Kéché District Multisectoral Assembly urged people to join the demonstration in front of the provincial government headquarters, the same in San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos.

Some companies will also accompany the demonstrations by closing their offices, as a form of support for the popular will expressed at the polls on June 25.

The head of the Coordinating Committee of the Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (Kassiv), Ignacio Legaraga, ruled out in statements to the press that they should call it a “national strike”.

And the Constitutional Court’s communiqué, last Saturday, considered that its previous decision defines the framework for electoral operations at this moment.

The famous leader Gassiev noted that the task of the state authorities is to ensure the conditions for conducting polls freely and without pressure.

Countless local and international organizations insist on the importance of maintaining the formalization of the popular will expressed at the ballot box and holding the second round of elections on August 20.

In the midst of a possible electoral coup, of constant harassment, Bernardo Arevalo, representative of Similla, continues his campaign towards suffrage, with the proposals of his government.

In less than a month, he will take on former first lady Sandra Torres, of National Unity of Hope, for the presidency, who is also making the voter persuasion rounds.

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