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dc.contributor.authorKurtenbach, Sabinede
dc.contributor.authorReder, Désiréede
dc.contributor.authorRiplinger, Alinade
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-14T11:50:33Z
dc.date.available2024-02-14T11:50:33Z
dc.date.issued2024de
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/92146
dc.description.abstractIn the surprise victory of Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala’s run-off presidential elections in August 2023, various elements came together: elite miscalculation, broad mobilisation of civil society, and some remnants of the rule of law. In Central America, authoritarianism has been on the rise for two decades now. If Arévalo and his political reform agenda prevail, a turning point could be marked. Central American countries have seen a significant rolling back of democratic reforms and institutions. Nicaragua is once more a family dictatorship; El Salvador is on its way to electoral authoritarianism. The recent election of reformist Arévalo might be a sign that changing track via elections is indeed possible. Arévalo faced a bumpy road from election victory on 20 August 2023 to inauguration on 14 January of this year, as corrupt elites weaponised Guatemala's judicial system, trying to prevent him from taking office and undermining his ability to govern. Their remaining state control and connection to both state and non-state armed actors will also limit the new government’s scope for action. Significant challenges are looming for the new Guatemalan government. It does not have a majority in Congress and some of Arévalo’s staunchest adversaries, such as Attorney General María Consuelo Porras Argueta, are still in office. Strengthening democratic oversight mechanisms, re-establishing judicial independence, and nurturing an active civil society will be crucial for tackling authoritarian tendencies.de
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dc.subject.ddcStaatsformen und Regierungssystemede
dc.subject.ddcSystems of governments & statesen
dc.titleGuatemala: A Vote for Turning the Tidede
dc.description.reviewbegutachtetde
dc.description.reviewrevieweden
dc.source.volume1de
dc.publisher.countryDEUde
dc.publisher.cityHamburgde
dc.source.seriesGIGA Focus Lateinamerika
dc.subject.classozStaat, staatliche Organisationsformende
dc.subject.classozPolitical System, Constitution, Governmenten
dc.subject.thesozGuatemalade
dc.subject.thesozGuatemalaen
dc.subject.thesozRegierungswechselde
dc.subject.thesozchange of governmenten
dc.subject.thesozMachtwechselde
dc.subject.thesozchange in poweren
dc.subject.thesozKorruptionde
dc.subject.thesozcorruptionen
dc.subject.thesozElitede
dc.subject.thesozeliteen
dc.subject.thesozWahlde
dc.subject.thesozelectionen
dc.subject.thesozInnenpolitikde
dc.subject.thesozdomestic policyen
dc.subject.thesozJustizde
dc.subject.thesozjudiciaryen
dc.subject.thesozJudikativede
dc.subject.thesozjudicial poweren
dc.subject.thesozDemokratiede
dc.subject.thesozdemocracyen
dc.subject.thesozpolitische Entwicklungde
dc.subject.thesozpolitical developmenten
dc.subject.thesozMittelamerikade
dc.subject.thesozCentral Americaen
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dc.contributor.corporateeditorGerman Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.57671/gOa-24012de
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