Guatemala President-elect halts transition amid election facility raids

Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo has temporarily suspended his participation in the government transition, citing doubts around the transfer of power following raids by the top prosecutor's office on facilities run by Guatemala's main electoral tribunal. Arevalo has called the investigation into his electoral victory a coup attempt and described the raids as "flagrant crimes of abuse of authority." The Organization of American States expressed concern over the raids, stating that they violated Guatemalan electoral law. Outgoing President Alejandro Giammattei's government respected Arevalo's decision but disagreed with it, expressing willingness to resume the transition process upon request from the elected authorities.