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What is stopping Guatemala's president-elect from taking office? - DW News
The inauguration of Guatamala's new president Bernardo Arévalo has been delayed by squabbles in parliament. Lawmakers from his party have been forced to register as independents.
The anti-corruption campaigner has endured a bumpy road to power since his election victory in August. Guatemala's attorney general has repeatedly tried to stop him from taking office, in what the president-elect has called a coup attempt.
For more on this, we talk to our Latin America correspondent Nicole Ris, who is in Guatemala City for us.