The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala (TSE) has confirmed that the presidential runoff election will likely be held on August 20.

Nonetheless, the official outcomes of the June 25 elections haven’t been introduced but.

The TSE acknowledged that they’re engaged in logistical preparations for the second spherical, as outlined in TSE Decree of Convocation quantity 1-2023.

The TSE had initially deliberate to announce the agency outcomes on July 14 however as a substitute launched a press release on social media, asking for the general public’s belief.

They emphasised their dedication to safeguarding the integrity of the vote and urged the citizens to keep up religion within the electoral authority.

The court docket is at present addressing challenges raised by political events in relation to the preliminary election outcomes.

Guatemala’s Semilla celebration has been suspended following a request by the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Workplace) resulting from allegations of corruption.

A felony choose endorsed this request from the Prosecutor’s Workplace.

Rafael Curruchiche, a prosecutor who had beforehand confronted sanctions from the USA for fabricating instances towards former authorities, introduced the suspension.

The choice is predicated on the “Corrupción Semilla” case, which includes alleged false signatures.

The suspension raises questions in regards to the candidacy of Bernardo Arévalo de León, who had superior to the second spherical of the presidential elections held on June 25.

In the meantime, Sandra Torres, the candidate of the conservative Nationwide Unity of Hope celebration (UNE), has already began campaigning on social media, regardless of authorized restrictions.

A number of events have raised considerations about irregularities within the elections, and the Constitutional Court docket intervened to forestall the TSE from finalizing the outcomes till a comparability of the electoral information was carried out.

This process has been accomplished and has not revealed important modifications from the preliminary outcomes.