Under the Shadow Update 1 Arévalo, Presidente

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Jan 30, 202412:13News & Politics

Guatemala's new president Bernardo Arévalo was inaugurated on January 14. But it did not come off without a hitch. Outgoing opposition lawmakers did their best to try to stymie the swearing-in of Arévalo and some of...

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