Report of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, to the Permanent Council on the situation in the Republic of Guatemala

August 11, 2023 It is impossible to start today without referring to the murder of Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador and how the enemy of democracy is organized crime and drug…

OAS Electoral Observation Mission Rejects Raid on the Headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Semilla Party

July 25, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by former Foreign Minister of Paraguay Eladio Loizaga, strongly rejects the new raid carried…

Statement from the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala

July 14, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala welcomes the officialization of the results of the General Elections and reaffirms, once again,…

OAS Electoral Mission Observes the Conclusion of the Vote Count Verification Hearings in Guatemala

July 11, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala has observed the conclusion of the vote count verification hearings that ended in…

Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the elections in Guatemala

July 4, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) reaffirms and endorses the conclusions of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in relation to the electoral process…

OAS Mission requests that the popular will expressed in Guatemala be respected

July 4, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (MOE/OAS) has followed up on the public positions of the different political actors made after the conclusion…

Guatemala Presidential election heads for runoff!

By: Staff Writer June 26, 2023 Guatemala’s presidential election has been whittled down to two candidates from 20 as a former first lady aims to become the first female president…

Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections

By: Insight Crime June 23, 2023 Guatemala heads to the polls on June 25 for an election overshadowed by rampant corruption and impunity. The current administration leaves behind a virtual…

Renown Guatemalan Journalist jailed- Public outcry against Giammattei government!

By: Staff Writer June 16, 2023 The founder of El Periódico newspaper in Guatemala, a paper that routinely reported on the alleged corruption involving President Alejandro Giammattei and his allies,…

Chief of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala Concludes Preliminary Visit

May 12, 2023 The Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala, Eladio Loizaga, concluded his preliminary visit to the country today.…

OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala Begins Visit to the Country on Monday

May 9, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by former Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, begins a visit to Guatemala on Monday…

OAS Signs Agreement to Observe June 25 Elections in Guatemala

April 21, 2023 Secretary General Almagro thanked the Government of Guatemala for its invitation to observe the elections and emphasized that sending the mission reaffirms the hemispheric institution’s commitment to…