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Guatemala's balancing act: Navigating US relations in a chaotic world

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says his administration has maintained a good relationship with the United States built on shared interests

The Independent UK

Before Venezuela’s oil, there were Guatemala’s bananas

In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability.

The Conversation

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration

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‘When have we ever had democracy?’: is Thelma Cabrera Guatemala’s most surprising politician?

The Indigenous activist explains why the country’s ‘democratic spring’ is an illusion and why, despite violence and corruption, she would consider a third presidential bid

The Guardian - UK

Bernardo Arévalo faces obstacles as Guatemala's new president to deliver on promised change

Bernardo Arévalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president

The Independent UK

Guatemala's anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it may prevent the new president from taking office, as planned, on Jan. 14, 2024.

The Conversation

US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power

Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusader

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Guatemala’s anti-corruption election winner offering hope to a region

An anti-corruption campaigner and son of the country’s former president has won an “impossible” election victory in Guatemala, in what onlookers hope is a watershed moment for democracy in the beleaguered region.

The Week

Guatemala body certifies Arévalo's presidential victory but his party is suspended

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party.

France 24

OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors

The Organization of American States' human rights commission is asking Guatemala to provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country's Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him

The Independent UK

Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent's still silent

Bernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country’s next president, those who know him say

The Independent UK

Progressive Arévalo moves to decisive lead in Guatemala's presidential election

Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the "virtual winner" of Sunday's election to be Guatemala's next president after voters made a decisive choice for change.

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Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change

Guatemalans will elect a new president Sunday after a tumultuous campaign, hoping that the country’s next leader will provide relief from rising prices and get a handle on crime and corruption

The Independent UK

Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff

Guatemalans will select a new president Sunday between former first lady Sandra Torres in her third bid for the presidency and Bernardo Arévalo, son of ex-President Juan José Arévalo

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Guatemala's veterans about face to support Sandra Torres for president

Guatemala’s largest military veteran organization endorsed presidential candidate Sandra Torres Tuesday

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Regulation change means US gun sales to Guatemala have doubled in last three years, increasing instability

Guatemala is struggling with political instability in the buildup to its presidential election run-off

The Independent UK

Guatemala presidential candidate rushes to expand base beyond urban youth

Presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo won just 11% of the vote in Guatemala's presidential election’s first round June 25

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Guatemala prosecutor suspends party of anti-corruption election candidate

Prosecutor suspends Movimiento Semilla after Bernardo Arévalo unexpectedly reached second round

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A top Guatemalan party is barred, throwing the presidential election into the unknown

Guatemala's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.

The Independent UK

Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala's electoral surprise, makes corruption fight top priority

Bernardo Arévalo, the surprise of the first round of voting in Guatemala, says the choice in the Aug. 20 presidential runoff is a clear one: Continue living under a corrupt system with his rival or rebuild the country’s democracy with him

The Guardian - US

Guatemala election takes unexpected turn as centrist claims place in runoff

Bernardo Arévalo will face off for presidency against Sandra Torres, a veteran politician who has faced corruption accusations

The Independent UK

Early vote count for Guatemala's presidential election indicates 2nd round ahead

Preliminary and partial results in Guatemala’s presidential election point to the likelihood of a second round of voting but do not indicate who the two candidates would be in an Aug. 20 runoff

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