Guatemala president-elect calls for resignation of attorney general amid troubled transition
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Guatemala President-elect Bernardo Arevalo attends a meeting with judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal following a raid last Friday where the attorney general office seized boxes holding tabulations from general election voting, in Guatemala City, Guatemala October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin/File Photo
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GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo called on the country's current president to request the attorney general resign late on Wednesday in a letter, amid a probe into his party and allegations authorities are blocking the transition.
Arevalo accused President Alejandro Giammattei of remaining silent and called on him to request that Attorney General Maria Consuelo resigns from her post. REUTERS
