Guatemala’s indigenous people grow impatient with their champion
The president is struggling with his “new spring” anti-corruption drive
When a cabal of elites that many Guatemalans refer to as the “pact of the corrupt” tried to block the transfer of presidential power to Bernardo Arévalo in 2023, thousands of the country’s indigenous people cried foul and shut down major roads. In the end, various ruses to keep Mr Arévalo out of office failed. Now, after more than a year in power, he is beginning to test the patience of the people who helped him get there.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Spring unsprung”
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