Ancestral authorities played a decisive role in counteracting a right-wing backlash. In their vision for liberation, alternatives are built from the grassroots, regardless of the government in power.
Guatemala's new president Bernardo Arévalo is now in office. But the struggle to defend democracy against the forces fixated on blocking his rise to power isn't over yet.
Bernardo Arévalo ganó la segunda vuelta en Guatemala de manera aplastante pero enfrenta una transición complicada debido a informes de planes de asesinato y maniobras judiciales en curso.
Bernardo Arévalo won Guatemala's runoff in a landslide but faces a troubled transition amid reported assassination plots and ongoing judicial maneuvers.
