Guatemalan presidential candidate presents anti-corruption plan

Guatemalan presidential candidate, Bernardo Arévalo de León, announced an anti-corruption plan he intends to implement if he wins the election on August 20th.

He proposed 10 measures to combat corruption in Guatemala, including creating an anti-corruption cabinet coordinated by the vice presidency, aiming to detect irregularities within the executive branch.

Another proposal is the legal disqualification, referred to as “civil death,” of those convicted of corruption, preventing them from any political involvement with the state.

Arévalo de León, from the progressive Movimiento Semilla, presented these measures 18 days before the runoff for the presidency.

He will compete against Sandra Torres Casanova of the Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) on August 20th.

A private organization’s recent survey shows Arévalo de León leading the voting intention in Guatemala with 63% of the total.

Calls from various international actors, including the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United States government, have emphasized the importance of respecting the will of the voters.