Registration of Citizens of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Guatemala The legal personality of the political formation Movimiento Semilla is temporarily suspendedThe party led by Bernardo Arévalo, which won the election on 20 August after receiving almost 60 percent of the vote.
Ramiro Muñoz, the person in charge of the Citizenship Department, agreed to suspend the political party, arguing that the second election round had already taken place, after the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court stated that. cannot be stopped after the election call and until the end of the election.
Munoz argues that: This measure “does not affect or suspend” election resultsIn order, although the decision was made minutes before TSE announced the results of the second round.
Irma Palencia, head of the electoral authority, said at a press conference that Arévalo confirmed her victory over Sandra Torres, the candidate of the National Union of Hope, who received 39.9 percent of the vote. Decision of the Citizenship Registry Office. “Elections are essential, indispensable elements to strengthen values and secure the transition to democracy. Election results are determined at the ballot box, so it is important to respect the results and the decision of the Guatemalans,” Palencia said. .
According to the prosecution, the political party would have been guilty of laundering money or other assets since it had paid about 175,000 Guatemalan quetzals (about 20,200 euros) for the signatures it needed to form itself.
Semilla can object to this decision and the person to resolve the objection will be TSE. If it approves the suspension, the entity will be able to appeal through an amparo to the Supreme Court of Justice and then to the Constitutional Court.
Since Semilla achieved surprising results—compared to what the polls had predicted—in the first election round on 25 June. Guatemalan Public Ministry took multiple actions to nullify results or ban political formationActions condemned by the international community.