Bernardo Arévalo, President of Guatemala: “We must oppose the normalization of authoritarianism and dictatorships”
The only progressive leader in Central America reviews his country's challenges and breaks down the region's political current events during his participation in the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid
Bernardo Arévalo, the president of Guatemala, has found himself swimming against the current since taking office in January 2024. Upon assuming the leadership of Guatemala, he denounced attempts at a coup d'état aimed at preventing him from entering power. Since then, he has had to endure political weariness, govern with a minority in Congress, deal with the suspension and fragmentation of his party, and struggle to see some of his key appointees confirmed in critical state institutions such as the General Prosecution and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
All of this, coupled with the inherent pressures and responsibilities of his position, Arévalo acknowledges as a challenging but not impossible reality to navigate. Speaking in Madrid for the XXX Ibero-American Summit, the sole progressive president in Central America, Arévalo reflects on regional politics in an interview with EL PAÍS and provides an update on his presidency less than a year into his tenure.
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