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Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal Bans Major Opposition Party from Second Presidential Election Round, Certifies First Round Results
At approximately 2030 EST, the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal ordered the suspension of opposition party Movimiento Semilla. However, the Tribunal did allow Semilla's presidential candidate, Bernardo Arevalo to advance to the second round with Sandra Torres. In the first round on June 25th, 2023, Torres, from the UNE Party, received 21% of the vote while, Arevalo received 16% of the vote, propelling them into the next round from the other twenty candidates.