Although the crab scab controls the Public Ministry and a good part of Congress and the courts, and tries to prevent the deputies of the Seed match of President Arévalo can serve as a bench and direct commissions, other types of alliances are being built in favor of a new governability in Guatemala.
Arévalo has established alliances with right-wing mayors and deputies fearful of the strength that citizen oversight has gained, and to this is added the decision of the Executive to open the call to the entire population to elect departmental governors, usually appointed by the president to pay political favors. or reinforce cliques of white-collar thieves.
It is encouraging that this measure has prompted indigenous women with academic training and local leadership experience to present their roles.
The absence of indigenous people in the cabinet was initially criticized, but along with new appointments in high and middle management, it is undeniable that indigenous people with a progressive orientation are gaining visibility, such as Representative Sonia Raguay Gutiérrez on the Board of Directors of Congress.
This worries the most rancid of the oligarchic extreme right, among them the Arzú clan, one of the five most powerful oligarchic groups, whose maximum leader Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen died in 2018, leaving his relatives and friends parasitizing in Congress and in the capital municipality.
His eldest son, Congressman Alvarito Jr., has given a lot to talk about as a result of his opposition to the treasury continuing to cover his expenses on food, drinks, cell phones, medical insurance and other perks.
Since 2020, the indigenous representative, Vicenta Jerónimo, confronted Alvarito for insisting on wanting to eat with public money and this funny example shows how Guatemala struggles to leave behind the neo-fascist conservatism that excludes the majority.
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