Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation which he found “semi-destroyed” when he took office almost six months ago. Arévalo and his Seed Movement party posed a threat to those who have long wielded power in Guatemala. Guatemalan prosecutors tried to prevent Arévalo from taking office in early January. Porras was legally selected by unpopular former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei for a second four-year term ending in 2026. He said he plans to meet with outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador before he leaves office in October and with incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Source: ABC News July 04, 2024 21:45 UTC