Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Losing Guatemalan presidential candidate files voter fraud complaint By: FOXNews.com August 25, 2023 at 19:05 PM EDT The party of former Guatemalan first lady Sandra Torres has filed a voter fraud complaint alleging improprieties in the tabulation of Sunday's election. The party of former first lady Sandra Torres, who lost Guatemala’s presidential elections this week, filed a complaint Friday alleging fraud in the way the votes were counted.Torres, a candidate who came to exemplify the political establishment in a country that's grown tired of endemic corruption, has remained silent since her Sunday loss.GUATEMALAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WINS IN LANDSLIDE BUT POLITICAL ELITE COULD PREVENT HIM FROM TAKING OFFICEShe has refused to accept the results announced by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which recognized progressive Bernardo Arévalo, of the Semilla Movement party, as the winner of one of the most tumultuous elections in the Central American nation's recent history.Carlos López, a lawyer for Torres' National Unity of Hope party, filed the complaint on behalf of the party, citing irregularities in the vote counting and saying they amounted to fraud.GUATEMALAN AUTHORITIES RAID LEFTIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S PARTY OFFICESIn comments to reporters, López alleged that there had been duplicate vote tallies that called into question the country’s vote-counting system. He also said that his party’s monitors were not given copies of documents tallying the votes. He presented no initial evidence to journalists to back up his claims, nor did he say if his judicial complaint contained evidence.Arévalo’s victory has left much of the country's political establishment reeling, and earlier attempts to disqualify his candidacy have raised international alarms over the state of Guatemala's democracy. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Losing Guatemalan presidential candidate files voter fraud complaint By: FOXNews.com August 25, 2023 at 19:05 PM EDT The party of former Guatemalan first lady Sandra Torres has filed a voter fraud complaint alleging improprieties in the tabulation of Sunday's election. The party of former first lady Sandra Torres, who lost Guatemala’s presidential elections this week, filed a complaint Friday alleging fraud in the way the votes were counted.Torres, a candidate who came to exemplify the political establishment in a country that's grown tired of endemic corruption, has remained silent since her Sunday loss.GUATEMALAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WINS IN LANDSLIDE BUT POLITICAL ELITE COULD PREVENT HIM FROM TAKING OFFICEShe has refused to accept the results announced by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which recognized progressive Bernardo Arévalo, of the Semilla Movement party, as the winner of one of the most tumultuous elections in the Central American nation's recent history.Carlos López, a lawyer for Torres' National Unity of Hope party, filed the complaint on behalf of the party, citing irregularities in the vote counting and saying they amounted to fraud.GUATEMALAN AUTHORITIES RAID LEFTIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S PARTY OFFICESIn comments to reporters, López alleged that there had been duplicate vote tallies that called into question the country’s vote-counting system. He also said that his party’s monitors were not given copies of documents tallying the votes. He presented no initial evidence to journalists to back up his claims, nor did he say if his judicial complaint contained evidence.Arévalo’s victory has left much of the country's political establishment reeling, and earlier attempts to disqualify his candidacy have raised international alarms over the state of Guatemala's democracy. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd