As Guatemalans vote, what is undermining their faith in democracy?
With Guatemalans heading to the polls Sunday for elections that range from the municipal to the presidential, confidence in the nation’s electoral system is hitting the lowest point since the 1985 transition to democracy.
Even as a record number of political parties have registered for the election, the Electoral Court has disqualified several top candidates over what are widely seen as political charges.
Contributing to the preelection turmoil, Guatemala’s independent judiciary has been destabilized, with its members more and more often in jail, under death threats, or in exile.
More than 25 judges and prosecutors have fled Guatemala in the face of pressure to drop large-scale corruption investigations or following threats and intimidation. Attorney
