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Guatemala: Challenge to Bernardo Aévalo election seen as coup attempt
A legal challenge against Guatemala's election of an anti-corruption leader has been called an "attempted coup" by international organisations.
Bernardo Arévalo is due to take office as president in January - but on Friday, the country's prosecutor's office declared the result void.
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On Friday, prosecutor Leonor Morales said the August election result should be voided because the wrong voting forms were used during the first round of the presidential election in June.
Blanca Alfaro, the head of the Guatemalan electoral commission, responded by calling the result "unalterable" and insisted Mr Arévalo would be sworn in next month as planned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67667041
Bernardo Arévalo is due to take office as president in January - but on Friday, the country's prosecutor's office declared the result void.
...
On Friday, prosecutor Leonor Morales said the August election result should be voided because the wrong voting forms were used during the first round of the presidential election in June.
Blanca Alfaro, the head of the Guatemalan electoral commission, responded by calling the result "unalterable" and insisted Mr Arévalo would be sworn in next month as planned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67667041