Although the bases of the leftist organizations are inclined towards Bernardo Arevalo, their leaders have taken a long time to speak out and they would do well to leave behind the old sectarian and authoritarian tendencies, and call for national unity so as not to leave Semilla alone once they have won the ballot box.
Meanwhile, neither with homophobic insults, nor by mobilizing the double standards of Pentecostal pastors, nor by distributing money or bags of food, will the candidate be able to Sandra Torres displace Bernardo, who leads in the polls.
The self-proclaimed "sent from God" refused to participate in the debate convened by the Association of Managers of Guatemala, and with profanity, lies, panoramic billboards and propaganda on the radio, television channels and the press, owned by the oligarchy, tries to shorten the distance.
As if that were not enough, his running mate, Pastor Romeo Guerra, has a precarious intellectual formation and has told various lies, one of them, that he was part of a NASA project, which have contributed to the political collapse of his party and his boss.
The visit of the Secretary General of the discredited Organization of American States "OAS", Luis Almagro, did not go as they expected, and the main commitment then seems to be to allow the inauguration of Arévalo on January 14, 2024, but immediately the Constitutional Court will seek to remove him and suppress the legal status of the Semilla party.
Narcopoliticians, pastors, the military, and oligarchs will continue to use malicious litigation and the mobilization of mayors and related representatives to create a state of ungovernability that includes resorting to techniques used in times of counterinsurgency. Hence the need to join all forces to ensure that a new democratic spring begins in Guatemala.
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