Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified Arévalo’s victory: “If he does not take office there will be a collapse of the constitutional order.”

he Supreme Electoral Court to Guatemala He spoke out against the prosecutor’s office and on Friday ratified the victory Bernardo Arevalo de Leon As the country’s next president, after the ruling party previously announced its cancellation due to violations.

“I want to certify as a lay judge and in my very personal capacity that The results are validated, made official and immutableThe head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Blanca Alfaro, announced that “at this moment (…) the representatives and the presidential duo are ready to assume their duties on January 14.”

In this sense, the judge ruled out the possibility of holding further elections and warned against it in light of the appointment agreed upon on January 14 “Yes [Bernardo Arévalo y Karin Herrera] “If they don’t seize it, there will be a violation of the constitutional order.”. “You don’t have to defend the election results,” he insisted. “We have already signed them.”

On Friday, after the coordination period between the outgoing and incoming government to ensure orderly transportation ended the previous day, the Public Prosecution launched a new attack against the government. Seed movementWith the aim of preventing his access to power.

Thus, Attorney General Leonor Morales noted that the electoral registers used in the elections were “null and void” because they were “not initially authorized” by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and thus Such violations lead to invalidation of the results Whether for the president, the deputies, the mayor, or the deputies in the Central American Parliament. The official said: “The formulas used were not approved by the plenary session of judges.”

For his part, the head of the Special Unit to Combat Impunity said, Rafael CorochiciHe added that the Tokyo Stock Exchange would be notified of the results and requested again Arevalo’s immunity stops For “violating electoral rules”, referring to alleged discrepancies in his party’s income and expenses and numerous receipts that remained unidentified.

However, the decision of the Attorney General’s Office, which was later discredited by the Supreme Court, It can only be valid if ordered by the Constitutional Court, which has not been pronounced yet. For this reason, Alfaro acknowledged the right of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to conduct investigations, but emphasized that this in no way meant disdain for the democratic process.

“The people of Guatemala are tired of the perceptions. We want to thank once again the citizens who went to the polls, and who cast their votes freely.” On social networks, the Public Ministry “does not have any authority” to issue a decision to cancel.

Secretary General of Organization of American States (Organization of American States) Luis Almagro also spoke on the issue and expressed concern about the “coup attempt by the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office.”

“The attempt to cancel this year’s general election constitutes The worst forms of democratic collapse and the establishment of political fraud against the will of the peopleHe added in a statement.

He was joined by former head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Irma Palencia, who condemned the “political persecution” against the organization with the ultimate goal of changing the election results, which Arevalo won.

Valencia spoke from abroad since Congress agreed to withdraw immunity from him and three other colleagues as part of an investigation against the entity for the fraudulent purchase of a computer program used in the elections worth, according to the ruling party, $148 million. The Quetzal (17.9 million euros) compared to a cheaper offer that “would have saved 34 million (4.1 million euros)”.

Arevalo has been denouncing the ruling party’s attempts to sabotage his inauguration ceremony for months. The first proceedings date back to July 12, when she took charge of the Public Prosecution Office Consuelo Borras – whom the United States accuses of corruption – proceeded to do the impossible to reverse the results.

Since then, she’s been there Arrests, Loss of eligibility, Raids And even Confiscations Against a number of party members and electoral organizations.

In support of Arevalo and the democratic system, thousands of Guatemalans repeatedly took to the streets to protest and demand the resignation of the Attorney General.

Prosecutor Consuelo Porras’ office says the country was a “victim of a criminal structure.” I agree with that, but there is a structure with her at the head to change the election results and deny the decision that the Guatemalan people have already made. “Enough is enough,” said Juanita Gubertos, director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch.

(With information from EFE, Europe Press and Reuters)