The president of USA, Joe Bidencongratulated on Monday the new president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevaloand highlighted his investiture as “testimony of our shared commitment to democracy and the will of the people.”
“I look forward to continuing the strong partnership between our nations as we move forward on human rights“We strengthen civil security, combat corruption, address the root causes of migration, and expand economic opportunities for people across our hemisphere and around the world.”expressed Bidencited in a statement from the White House.
Arevaloa 65-year-old former legislator, diplomat and sociologist, staged a big surprise by winning the elections last August, supported by voters tired of corruption in one of the poorest nations in Latin America.
He managed to take the oath after fending off an avalanche of attempts to prevent him from assuming power, including by prosecutors who face corruption charges and who are closely aligned with the country’s political and economic ruling class.
The State Department of USA He also stressed the role of democracy in Guatemala after Arévalo’s investiture.
“We applaud the Guatemalan people for promoting the cause of democracy in difficult circumstances“, highlighted the Secretary of State on his side, Anthony Blinkenin official note.
Blinken praise “to the institutions, the civil society and the international community of Guatemala for safeguarding electoral integrity, voting systems and processes.”
Arevalo was sworn in around midnight after hours of coming and going on Sunday over the status of your party’s legislators.