For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, Bloomberg, and (in Spanish) the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
– – –
Guatemala enters a 5th day of a national strike brought on by a political crisis. Reported by Leila Fadel and Eyder Peralta | NPR Guatemala is in the grip of a political crisis, as people block highways to protest efforts to undermine the president-elect’s transition to power. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
– – –
Guatemala protests intensify, demanding prosecutor resignations, Oct. 5, 2023, by Sofia Menchu | Reuters GUATEMALA CITY — Tens of thousands of Guatemalans marched peacefully on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of powerful senior prosecutors accused of working to undermine President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s ability to take office. The center-left Arevalo was elected in a landslide win in August, but since then Attorney General Consuelo Porras has intensified efforts to disqualify his anti-graft Movimiento Semilla party and ordered raids on the electoral authority’s offices, seizing . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Socialist narrows poll gap in final days of Ecuador presidential race, by Stephan Kueffner | Bloomberg Socialist candidate Luisa González narrowed the gap with wealthy business leader Daniel Noboa in the final days of Ecuador’s presidential race, a poll found. The survey by local pollster Comunicaliza shows that Noboa’s lead has shriveled to its smallest level yet, with ten days to go before the Oct. 15 vote. Noboa would get 53.3% of the vote, compared to 46.7% for González, the poll found. In the previous . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Guatemala: Corte Constitucionalidad dice que fiscalía y juez sí pueden suspender partido de Arévalo. 5 Oct. 2023, por Sonia Pérez D. | Agencia AP CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA — La Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala respaldó el jueves la actuación de la fiscalía y del juez penal que ordenó la suspensión del partido político del presidente electo, Bernardo Arévalo, al resolver el último recurso pendiente contra la arremetida de la justicia al movimiento Semilla y el proceso electoral. En un comunicado, la Corte avaló que el juez penal tiene . . . LEA MÁS . . .