The Higher Electoral Court of Guatemala confirmed the victory of the representative of the Left -centric movement “Semya” Bernardo Arevalo in the elections of the President of the Republic.
“The Supreme Electoral Court officially approved the results of the election on August 20, announcing the winner of the presidential candidate from the political party” Sema “Bernardo Arevalo, who received 60% of real votes,” the instance on the social network X.
said in a statement
Earlier, the opponent of Arevalo, a candidate from the Center Party of the National Union of Hope Sandra Torres, announced the discovery of violations when counting votes in many areas. She appealed to the Supreme Electoral Court.
In the second round of the presidential election in Guatemala, held on August 20, Arevalo received more than 2.38 million votes. Torres gained more than 1.46 million votes.