OAS urges Guatemalan authorities to move forward with election process

The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the Guatemalan Constitutional Court’s (CSJ) decision to continue reviewing the results of June
25 elections, where political party challenges have delayed the official results to determine who will compete in an August 20 runoff.
According to preliminary results, anti-graft candidate Bernando Arevalo bucked forecasts to earn 11.8% of the vote, enough to secure a spot on the upcoming ballot. He trailed only behind former first lady Sandra Torres, with 15.8% of the vote.
The CSJ ordered last weekend a review of the votes after a coalition of nine right-wing parties, including that of Torres, who qualified for the second round, requested the comparison and the suspension of the results for possible “fraud.”
“The Mission verified that no serious irregularities were revealed and that no significant changes were registered with respect to the preliminary results of Sunday, June 25,” the OAS said in a statement.