![Presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo speaks at a campaign rally in Escuintla, Guatemala, on Aug. 6. He is attempting to tackle corruption and beat Sandra Torres in a runoff presidential election on August 20.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Arevalo-Rally-300x200.jpg)
Even in Guatemala’s Small Towns, This Election Feels Huge
AQ’s columnist attended rallies in the campaign’s final days. Everyone seemed aware of the stakes for democracy.
![Guatemala expects protests after the Public Ministry moved to disqualify a popular presidential candidate, Bernardo Arévalo, and his Semilla party.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Guatemala-Claudia-Lede-Art-300x200.jpg)
After Ruling, More Trouble Likely for Guatemala’s Democracy
A judge threw presidential elections into disarray as Bernardo Arévalo and his Semilla party face disqualification.
![Guatemalan journalist is escorted after a legal hearing, reflecting crack downs on journalists and other anti-corruption investigators, including judges and government prosecutors.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1258298689-300x200.jpg)
Ahead of Guatemala’s Elections, an Exodus Continues
Journalists, judges and prosecutors are leaving the country as repression is expected to intensify, regardless of who wins the June 25 election.